It is narrated from Ibn Abi Mulaykah, he says: It was near that the two best men of this Ummah, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), would have perished. The incident was that when the delegation of Banu Tamim came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), one of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) suggested that Aqra’ bin Habis Hanzali should be appointed as their leader, while the other proposed another man (Qaqa’ bin Ma’bad). Upon this, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): Your intention was to oppose me. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No, I did not intend to oppose you. Thus, their voices became loud in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so these verses were revealed: {یَا أَ یُّہَا الَّذِیْنَ آمَنُوْا لَا تَرْفَعُوْا أَ صْوَاتَکُمْ … … عَظِیمٌ} Ibn Abi Mulaykah narrates that Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: After this, when Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he would speak like a confidant, to the extent that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would ask him to repeat what he had said.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when this verse was revealed: {یٰٓاَیُّہَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَرْفَعُوْٓا اَصْوَاتَکُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِیِّ وَلَا تَجْہَرُوْا لَہ بِالْقَوْلِ کَجَـہْرِ بَعْضِکُمْ لِبَعْضٍ اَنْ تَحْبَطَ اَعْمَالُکُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُوْنَ۔} … O you who have believed! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak loudly to him as you do to one another, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not. Sayyiduna Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas (may Allah be pleased with him), who had a loud voice, said: My voice is louder than the voice of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), my deeds have been wasted, I am among the people of Hell. Thinking this and becoming sad, he sat at home. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) noticed his absence and inquired about him. A man (Sayyiduna Asim bin Adi, may Allah be pleased with him) went to him and said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has noticed your absence and is searching for you, what is the reason? He replied: I am the one whose voice is louder than the voice of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because of this loudness I am among the people of Hell, all my deeds have been wasted. He came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and conveyed the words of Sayyiduna Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, rather he is of the people of Paradise. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: This was our opinion about Sayyiduna Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), that although he walked among us, we believed he was of the people of Paradise. When the Battle of Yamama took place and signs of defeat appeared among us, Sayyiduna Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas (may Allah be pleased with him) came, having applied perfume and wearing his shroud, and said: You have set a bad example for your opponents. Then he fought them until he was martyred.