It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a man recited this verse: {مَنْ یَعْمَلْ سُوئً ا یُجْزَ بِہِ} … Whoever does evil will be recompensed for it. And then he said: If we are recompensed for every bad deed, we will be destroyed. When this matter reached the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: Yes! (Recompense is given for every bad deed) but the calamity that afflicts the believers in this world, which causes them distress, is the recompense (for their sins).

Muammar narrated, in light of Allah Almighty’s statement {وَاتَّخَذَ اللّٰہُ اِبْرَاھِیْمَ خَلِیْلًا} … and Allah took Abraham as a special friend, that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Indeed, Allah Almighty has taken your companion, that is, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), as a Khalil (intimate friend).

Narrated by Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty has made your companion His close friend (Khalil).

Narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I fell ill and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came on foot to visit me. I was unconscious, so I could not speak to you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and poured water over me, which made me regain consciousness. I said: O Messenger of Allah! What should I do with my wealth, while my sisters are my heirs? Then this verse regarding inheritance was revealed {یَسْتَفْتُونَکَ قُلِ اللّٰہُ یُفْتِیکُمْ فِی الْکَلَالَۃِ} … People ask you for a legal verdict. Say: Allah gives you a verdict concerning kalalah. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) had no children, only sisters, {إِنْ امْرُؤٌ ہَلَکَ لَیْسَ لَہُ وَلَدٌ وَلَہُ أُخْتٌ} … If a man dies and has no children and he has a sister.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me while I was in pain and unconscious. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and poured water over me, or he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pour water over him." So I regained consciousness. I said: "My heirs are only kinsfolk (kalalah); in such a case, how will the inheritance be distributed?" Then the verse regarding inheritance was revealed.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I fell ill, and I had seven sisters. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me and sprinkled water on my face, and I regained consciousness. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Should I bequeath two-thirds of my wealth for my sisters? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do more. I said: Should I bequeath half of my wealth? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do more. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left me and then returned and said: O Jabir! I think you will not die from this illness. In any case, Allah Almighty has revealed the Qur’an and clarified the share of your sisters and has given them two-thirds. Sayyiduna Jabir used to say: This verse was revealed about me: {یَسْتَفْتُونَکَ قُلِ اللّٰہُ یُفْتِیکُمْ فِی الْکَلَالَۃِ}.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about kalalah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The verse revealed in summer is sufficient for you.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Surah Al-Ma'idah was revealed to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he was mounted on his ride. The ride did not have enough strength to bear him in that state, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from it.

It is narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I was holding the reins of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace and blessings be upon him) she-camel, ‘Adhba’, when Surah Al-Ma’idah was revealed to him. Due to the weight of the revelation, it was as if the foreleg of the she-camel was about to break.

It is narrated from Hubair bin Nafeer, he says: I went to Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she asked me: Do you recite Surah Al-Ma'idah? I said: Yes. She said: This is the last surah that was revealed, so whatever you find lawful in it, consider it lawful, and whatever you find unlawful in it, consider it unlawful. Then when I asked the lady about the character of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), she said: The character of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was the Qur'an.