It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was clinging to the covering of the Ka'bah when three men came. One of them was a Thaqafi and the other two were from the tribe of Quraysh, who were his sons-in-law. They had a lot of fat on their bellies but very little understanding in their hearts. They began to talk quietly among themselves, which I could not hear. Meanwhile, one of them said: What do you think, does Allah hear our conversations? The second said: I think that when we speak loudly, He hears us, and when we do not raise our voices, He does not hear us. The third said: If He can hear something, then He can hear everything. I mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so Allah Almighty revealed this verse: «‏‏‏‏﴿وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلَا جُلُودُكُمْ . . . . . فَمَا هُمْ مِنَ الْمُعْتَبِينَ﴾» ‏‏‏‏ [فصلت: 22-24] "And you conceal things so that your ears, eyes, and skins may not bear witness against you... so they are not among those who are forgiven."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.