[Machine] I stayed with me and with six of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , among them Ibn Mas'ood. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, if you were to drive away these lowly people from you, it is they who surround you." This matter affected the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . Then this verse was revealed: "And do not turn away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon seeking His Face. You are not accountable for them, nor are they accountable for you, that perhaps you may deny them and thus be among the wrongdoers." They were seeking his face, referring to His statement: "Is not Allah the Best of judges?"  

نُزِّلَ فِيَّ وَفِي سِتَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْهُمُ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَوْ طَرَدْتَ هَؤُلَاءِ السِّفْلَةُ عَنْكَ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَكَ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَلَا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ} [الأنعام 52] يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {أَلَيْسَ اللهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِالشَّاكِرِينَ} [الأنعام 53]