(And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former…) [93:4-5]. Abu Bakr ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Musayyabi informed us> Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Dabbi> Abu ‘Amr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq> Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-‘Asqalani> ‘Isam ibn Dawud> his father> al-Awza‘i> Isma‘il ibn ‘Ubayd Allah> ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abbas> his father who said: “The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, saw what was going to be bestowed upon his community after him, and he was delighted. However, Allah, glorious and majestic is He, revealed (And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former, and verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content). He gave him one thousand castles of pearls whose floors are made of musk which contain everything he requires of spouses and servants”.
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi , trans. Mokrane Guezzou
