Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah and Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to us, both saying: Al-Hasan ibn Musa narrated to us, Zuhayr narrated to us, Simak ibn Harb narrated to us, Mus'ab ibn Sa'd narrated to me, from his father, that verses of the Qur'an were revealed concerning him. He said: Sa'd's mother swore that she would never speak to him again until he renounced his religion, and that she would not eat or drink. She said, "You claim that Allah has enjoined upon you kindness to your parents, and I am your mother, and I am commanding you to do this." He said: She remained for three days until she fell unconscious from exhaustion. Then a son of hers named 'Umarah stood up and gave her water to drink, and she began to invoke curses upon Sa'd. Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, revealed in the Qur'an this verse: "And We have enjoined upon man kindness to his parents" and "But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me" — and in it also: "And accompany them in this world with kindness."

He said: And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, obtained great spoils of war, and among them was a sword. I took it and brought it to the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, "Grant me this sword as extra spoils, for I am one whose situation you know." He said, "Return it to where you took it from." So I went off, and when I was about to throw it into the pile of spoils, my soul reproached me, so I returned to him and said, "Give it to me." He said, and he raised his voice at me, "Return it to where you took it from." He said: Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, revealed: "They ask you about the spoils of war."

He said: And I fell ill, so I sent word to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he came to me. I said, "Let me divide my wealth as I wish." He said, and he refused. I said, "Then half." He said, and he refused. I said, "Then a third." He said, and he remained silent. After that, a third became permissible.

He said: And I came upon a group of the Ansar and the Muhajirun, and they said, "Come, let us feed you and give you wine to drink." And that was before wine was made forbidden. He said: So I went to them in a garden — and "hassh" means garden — and there was a roasted camel's head with them and a wineskin of wine. He said: So I ate and drank with them. He said: Then the Ansar and the Muhajirun were mentioned among them, and I said, "The Muhajirun are better than the Ansar." He said: So a man took one of the jawbones of the head and struck me with it, wounding my nose. So I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and informed him, and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, revealed concerning me — meaning concerning himself — the matter of wine: "Indeed, wine, gambling, idols, and divining arrows are an abomination of Satan's handiwork."