It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) and some of his companions came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Prophet of Allah! When we were polytheists we enjoyed great honour and standing, but since we have believed we have become (outwardly) weak!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been commanded to pardon and forgive, so do not fight these people for now." Then, when Allah Almighty moved him (peace and blessings be upon him) to Madinah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) was commanded to fight, but they (some people) held back (from fighting). Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "Have you not seen those to whom it was said: Restrain your hands, establish the prayer and give the zakah? Then when fighting was prescribed for them, a group of them began to fear people (as Allah is feared)." [Surah al-Nisa: 77] This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.