(O ye who believe! Be not forward in the presence of Allah and His messenger, and keep your duty to Allah…) [49:1]. Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim informed us> ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Muhammad al-‘Ukbari> ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Baghawi> al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabah> Hajjaj ibn Muhammad> Ibn Jurayj> Ibn Abi Mulaykah> ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr who relate that horsemen from the Banu Tamim went to see the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, and so Abu Bakr said: “Appoint al-Qa‘qa‘ ibn Ma‘bad as their leader”, ‘Umar, on the other hand, said: “No, appoint al-Aqra‘ ibn Habis as their leader!” Abu Bakr said to ‘Umar: “You just want to oppose me!” ‘Umar said: “I do not want to oppose you”, and they argued to the extent that they raised their voices on each other. About this incident, these words of Allah, exalted is He, were revealed: (O ye who believe! Be not forward in the presence of Allah and His messenger…) up to His words, glorified is He, (And if they had had patience till thou camest forth unto them, it had been better for them…) [49:5]. This was narrated by Bukhari from al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabah.
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi , trans. Mokrane Guezzou
