It is narrated that when the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, encountered the Banu al-Mustaliq at al-Muraysi', which is their water source, he defeated them and killed some of them. Jahjah ibn Sa'id, a servant of Umar, was pushing forward to the water while leading his horse, and Sinan al-Juhani, an ally of Abdullah ibn Ubayy, fought with him. Jahjah shouted: 'O for the Emigrants!' and Sinan shouted: 'O for the Helpers!' Jahjah was assisted by Ja'al from the poor Emigrants and struck Sinan. Abdullah said to Ja'al: 'And you there!' and he said: 'We did not accompany Muhammad except to strike. By Allah, our condition and their condition is like what was said: 'Feed your dog, and it will eat you.' By Allah, if we return to Medina, the most honored among us will surely expel the most humiliated, referring to himself as the honored and to the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, as the humiliated. Then he said to his people: 'What have you done to yourselves? You have allowed them into your land and shared your wealth with them. By Allah, if you had withheld the surplus food from Ja'al and his people, they would not have ridden over your necks, and they would soon turn away from you. Do not spend on them until they disperse from around Muhammad.' Zayd ibn Arqam, who was young, heard this and said: 'By Allah, you are the lowly, the few, and the despised among your people, while Muhammad is in honor from the Most Merciful and strength from the Muslims.' Abdullah said: 'Be quiet, for I was only playing.' Zayd informed the Messenger of Allah, and Umar said: 'Let me strike the neck of this hypocrite, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Then many noses will tremble in Yathrib.' He said: 'If you dislike that the Emigrants kill him, then order that he be killed by a Helper.' He said: 'How would it be if people spoke that Muhammad kills his companions?' The Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, said to Abdullah: 'Are you the one with the words that reached me?' He said: 'By Allah, the One who sent down the Book to you, I did not say anything of that, and Zayd is a liar.' And it is His saying, the Most High: 'They have taken their oaths as a shield.' The attendees said: 'O Messenger of Allah, our elder and our chief, do not believe the words of a boy; perhaps he has made a mistake.' It is narrated that the Messenger of Allah said to him: 'Perhaps you were angry with him?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Perhaps he misheard you?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Perhaps he confused you?' He said: 'No.' When the verse was revealed, the Messenger of Allah caught up with Zayd from behind, twisted his ear, and said: 'Your ear has fulfilled its duty, O boy. Indeed, Allah has confirmed you and has denied the hypocrites.' This is how al-Waqidi mentioned it in al-Maghazi without a chain of narration and attributed it to al-Thalabi and al-Wahidi and the authors of the biographies. Ibn Ishaq narrated it in al-Sirah: 'Aasim ibn Umar ibn Qatada, Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr, and Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Hibban each narrated to me some of the story of Banu al-Mustaliq.' He mentioned the battle in detail and the mentioned story with slight variations. Al-Tabari also narrated it through his chain, and the original story is in the two Sahihs through Abu Ishaq from Zayd ibn Arqam who said: 'I was with my uncle, and I heard Abdullah ibn Ubayy say...' The beginning of it is also in both of them through Amr ibn Dinār from Jabir who said: 'We were in the battle of Banu al-Mustaliq, and a man from the Emigrants followed a man from the Helpers.' Al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and al-Hakim narrated it through Abu Sa'id al-Khudri. Zayd ibn Arqam said: 'We fought with the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, and there were people from the Bedouins with us, and we were rushing to the water, and the Bedouins would precede us. A Bedouin preceded us and filled the trough.' He mentioned the story in detail. There are variations in its context. When Abdullah wanted to enter Medina, his son Habab, who is Abdullah ibn Abdullah, not the Messenger of Allah, stopped him.

Indeed, Hubab is the name of a devil. He was sincere and said: 'Behind you, by Allah, do not enter it until you say: The Messenger of Allah is the Mighty, and I am the weak.' He remained confined in his hand until the Messenger of Allah commanded him to be released. [[Thus, Al-Thalabi mentioned it connected to the previous narration, and Al-Zubaidi narrated from the path of Amr ibn Dinār from Jabir the origin of the story, and after 'Umar said: 'Let me strike his neck.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'So that people do not say that Muhammad kills his companions.' He said, and others besides 'Umar said to him, his son Abdullah ibn Abdullah: 'By Allah, you will not escape until you say that you are the weak and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is the Mighty.' So he did it. I said: And the origin of Jabir's narration is in the authentic collections.]] And it was narrated that he said to him: 'If you do not acknowledge the might of Allah and His Messenger, I will strike your neck.' He said: 'Woe to you, are you going to do that?' He said: 'Yes.' When he saw seriousness from him, he said: 'I bear witness that might belongs to Allah and His Messenger and the believers.' The Messenger of Allah said to his son: 'May Allah reward you on behalf of His Messenger and the believers with good.' [[Thus, Al-Thalabi mentioned it connected to the previous narration.]] When Abdullah's lies became apparent, it was said to him: 'Severe verses have been revealed about you, so go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to seek forgiveness for you.' He turned his head and then said: 'You commanded me to believe, so I believed, and you commanded me to purify my wealth, so I purified it. What remains is that I prostrate to Muhammad.' Then the verse was revealed: 'And when it is said to them: Come, the Messenger of Allah will seek forgiveness for you.' He did not remain except for a few days until he fell ill and died. [[Al-Thalabi mentioned it connected to the previous narration. And Al-Tabari narrated from the narration of Ibrahim ibn al-Hakam ibn Aban from his father from Bishr ibn Muslim: 'It was said to Abdullah ibn Abi: O Abu Hubab: Indeed, severe verses have been revealed, so go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ - and he mentioned it more briefly.]] It is the same for them whether they seek forgiveness or not, because they do not pay attention to it nor regard it due to their disbelief. Or because Allah does not forgive them.

And it was read: 'I sought forgiveness,' by omitting the interrogative particle because 'Am' is the equivalent that indicates it. And Abu Ja'far read: 'Did I seek forgiveness,' emphasizing the interrogative hamzah for clarity and explanation, not converting the hamzah of connection into an alif, as in: 'Is it magic?' and 'Is Allah going to disperse them?' And it was read: 'They will disperse,' from 'the people dispersed' when their provisions were exhausted. Its reality is: It is time for them to disperse their provisions. 'And to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the earth, and in His hand are the provisions and the division, and He is their Provider from it, even if the people of Medina refuse to spend on them. But Abdullah and his likes are ignorant and do not understand that, so they babble what the devil beautifies for them. And it was read: 'The Mighty will surely be expelled from it, the weak,' with the opening of the ya. 'And they will surely be expelled,' in the passive form. Al-Hasan and Ibn Abi 'Abla read: 'We will surely expel,' with the noon and the accusative of the Mighty and the weak. Its meaning is: the departure of the weak. Or the expulsion of the weak. Or like the weak. 'And to Allah belongs might,' dominance and strength, and for whom Allah grants might and supports from His Messenger and the believers, and they are the ones specifically entitled to that, just as humiliation and disgrace belong to the devil and his kind from the disbelievers and hypocrites. And from some of the righteous - and she was in a shabby state - 'Are you not upon Islam?' And it is the might that has no humiliation with it, and the richness that has no poverty with it. And from Al-Hasan ibn Ali, may Allah be pleased with them both: A man said to him: 'Indeed, people claim that you have arrogance.' He said: 'It is not arrogance, but it is might,' and he recited this verse.