(That He may bring the believing men and the believing women into Gardens underneath which rivers flow…) [48:5]. Sa‘id ibn Muhammad al-Muqri’ informed us> Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Madini> Ahmad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Saqati> Yazid ibn Harun> Hammam> Qatadah> Anas who said: “When the verses (Lo! We have given thee (O Muhammad) a signal victory that Allah may forgive thee of thy sin that which is past and that which is to come…) were revealed, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: ‘Congratulations, O Messenger of Allah, for what Allah has given you; but what do we get?’ And so Allah, exalted is He, revealed (That He may bring the believing men and the believing women into Gardens underneath which rivers flow)”. Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Faqih informed us> Abu ‘Amr ibn Abi Hafs> Ahmad ibn ‘Ali al-Mawsili> ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar> Yazid ibn Zuray‘> Sa‘id ibn Qatadah who said: “The verse (Lo! We have given thee (O Muhammad) a signal victory) was revealed to the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, upon his return from al-Hudaybiyyah. It was revealed when his Companions were sad because they were prevented from performing the pilgrimage; they had to do with offering their sacrifices at al-Hudaybiyyah. When this verse was revealed, the Prophet said to his Companions: ‘A verse was revealed to me which is better than the whole world’. And when he recited it, one man said: ‘Congratulations, O Messenger of Allah! Allah has told what will be done with you. But what will be done with us?’ And so Allah, exalted is He, revealed (That He may bring the believing men and the believing women into Gardens underneath which rivers flow)”.
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi , trans. Mokrane Guezzou
