. Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was never as grieved as he was over the army of the reciters. Regarding them, these verses were revealed: {بَلِّغُوا قَوْمَنَا عَنَّا أَ نَّا قَدْ رَضِینَا وَرَضِیَ عَنَّا} … Convey this message to our people that we are pleased with Allah and He is pleased with us. Someone asked Sufyan: About whom were these verses revealed? He said: They were revealed about the people of Bi’r Ma‘unah.

. (Second chain) Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We used to recite in the Qur’an: {بَلِّغُوا عَنَّا قَوْمَنَا وَإِنَّا قَدْ لَقِینَا رَبَّنَا فَرَضِیَ عَنَّا وَأَ رْضَانَا} … Convey this message to our people from us that we have met our Lord, so He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased. Then these verses were abrogated.