When ʿAbdullah bin Ubai said, "Do not spend on those who are with Messenger of Allah ﷺ," and also said, "If we return to Medina," I informed the Prophet ﷺ of his saying. The Ansar blamed me for that, and ʿAbdullah bin Ubai swore that he did not say. I returned to my house and slept. Messenger of Allah ﷺ then called me and I went to him. He said, "Allah has confirmed your statement." The Verse: "They are the one who say: Spend nothing......(63.7) was revealed.  

عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ لاَ تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ أَيْضًا لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ أَخْبَرْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَلاَمَنِي الأَنْصَارُ وَحَلَفَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ مَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى الْمَنْزِلِ فَنِمْتُ فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ صَدَّقَكَ وَنَزَلَ {هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لاَ تُنْفِقُوا} الآيَةَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ زَيْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

“I heard Muhammad bin Ka’b Al-Qurazi – forty years ago – narrating from Zaid bin Arqam [may Allah be pleased with him] that during the battle of Tabuk, Abdullah bin Ubayy said: “If we return to Al-Madinah, indeed the more honorable will expel therefrom the meaner.” He said: ‘So I went to the Prophet and mentioned that to him, but he (Abdullah) took an oath that he did not say it. My people blamed me for that, they said: “What did you expect to accomplish from this?’ So I went to my house and slept full of grief. Then the Prophet came to me’ or ‘I went to him, and he said: “Indeed Allah has verified the truth of what you said.” He said: ‘So this Ayah was revealed: there are the ones who say: “Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they desert from him.”  

فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ (لئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الأَذَلَّ ) قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَحَلَفَ مَا قَالَهُ فَلاَمَنِي قَوْمِي وَقَالُوا مَا أَرَدْتَ إِلَى هَذِهِ فَأَتَيْتُ الْبَيْتَ وَنِمْتُ كَئِيبًا حَزِينًا فَأَتَانِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَوْ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ صَدَّقَكَ قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُُ ( هم الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لاَ تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَنْفَضُّوا )  

[Machine] "I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle, and 'Abdullah bin Ubayy said, 'If we return to Medina, the more honorable among us will expel the lower class.' So, I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him. 'Abdullah bin Ubayy swore that he did not say anything like that.' The people of my tribe denied my story and asked me what I wanted by reporting this. I left them and slept in sadness. The Prophet of Allah ﷺ sent for me or I went to him, and he said, 'Surely, Allah (ﷻ) has revealed your innocence and confirmed your statement.' Then, this verse was revealed to support my claim: 'They are the ones who say, 'Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disband.'" (Al-Munafiqoon 7) until 'If we return to Medina, the more honorable among us will expel the lower class.'" (Al-Munafiqoon 8)  

كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَحَلَفَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُأُبَيٍّ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلَامَنِي قَوْمِي وَقَالُوا مَا أَرَدْتَ إِلَى هَذَا؟ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَنِمْتُ كَئِيبًا حَزِينًا قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ عُذْرَكَ وَصَدَّقَكَ قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ حَتَّى يَنْفَضُّوا} [المنافقون 7] حَتَّى بَلَغَ {لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ} [المنافقون 8]  

[Machine] I heard Abdullah bin Ubayy ibn Salul saying, "Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah until they disperse." So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him, and Ibn Ubayy came to him and swore that he did not say that. Then the companions of the Prophet ﷺ blamed me, so I went to my house and slept. He said, "It seemed as if he was distraught." So the Prophet ﷺ sent for me, and I came to him or he said: "I came to the Prophet ﷺ." He said, "Indeed, Allah has confirmed your statement and excused you." And he recited to me the following verses: "They are the ones who say, 'Do not spend on those who are with the Messenger of Allah'." And he recited these two verses until he concluded them.  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُبَيٍّ ابْنِ سَلُولَ يَقُولُ لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ حَتَّى يَنْفَضُّوا فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ وَأَتَاهُ ابْنُ أُبِيٍّ فَحَلَفَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ ذَلِكَ وَأَتَانِي أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَامُونِي فَأَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلِي فَنِمْتُ قَالَ كَأَنَّهُ كَئِيبٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَوْ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ صَدَّقَكَ وَعَذَرَكَ» وَتَلَا هَاتَيْنِ الْآتَيْنِ {هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ} حَتَّى خَتَمَ الْآيَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] I heard Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul saying, "Do not spend on those who are near the Messenger of Allah until they disperse." So I came to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him, and Ibn Ubayy came to him and swore that he did not say that. Then the companions of the Prophet ﷺ blamed me, so I went to my house and slept. He said, "I felt sad." The Prophet ﷺ sent for me, or he said, "I went to the Prophet ﷺ , and he said, 'Indeed, Allah has confirmed your words and excused you.'" And he recited these two verses to me, "They are the ones who say, 'Do not spend on those who are near the Messenger of Allah'" until he completed the two verses.  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُبَيِّ بْنِ سَلُولٍ يَقُولُ {لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ حَتَّى يَنْفَضُّوا} فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ وَأَتَاهُ ابْنُ أُبَيٍّ فَحَلَفَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ قَالَ فَأَتَانِي أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَامُونِي فَأَتَيْتُ مَنْزِلِي فَنِمْتُ قَالَ كَأَنَّهُ كَئِيبٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَوْ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ صَدَّقَكَ وَعَذَرَكَ» وَتَلَا هَاتَيْنِ الْآيَتَيْنِ {هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ} حَتَّى خَتَمَ الْآيَتَيْنِ