سورة الحجرات

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): This verse was revealed concerning Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas, whose hearing was weak and who had a loud voice; when he spoke, he would raise his voice, and often the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) was troubled by his voice.

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family)- It is narrated from Anas ibn Malik: When this verse was revealed, Thabit ibn Qays disappeared. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) inquired after him; they informed the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) of his condition. His Eminence summoned Thabit to himself and asked him [about the reason for his disappearance]. He said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family)! This verse was revealed, and I am a person who has a loud voice; I fear that my deeds may be nullified [and for this reason I do not come into your presence]." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: "You are not an instance of this verse; you will live in goodness and virtue, and you will die in goodness, and you will be among the people of Paradise."

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): When this verse was revealed, Thabit ibn Qays said: "It was I who used to raise my voice above the voice of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) and speak loudly to him; my deeds have been nullified and I am among the people of the Fire." This was reported to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family). He said: "[It is not so;] he is among the people of Paradise."

Imam Kazim (peace be upon him): When the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) entered Medina and the Muhajirun and Ansar gathered around him, and the people's needs of him kept increasing, they used to address him with the fitting and lofty titles that befit his station — those titles that Allah had commanded them with: يا أَيُّهَا الَّذينَ آمَنُوا لا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْواتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَ لا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَنْ تَحْبَطَ أَعْمالُكُمْ وَ أَنْتُمْ لا تَشْعُرُونَ [O you who believe! do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet, and do not speak loud to him as you speak loud to one another, lest your deeds become null while you do not perceive]. The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was kind and affectionate towards them, and constantly strove to remove their hardships, to the point that he tried, when speaking with any of the believers, to make his own voice louder than theirs, lest that believer — if his voice were raised — fall under the threat of Allah and his deeds be destroyed. One day a Bedouin man called out to him from behind a wall in a loud voice, saying: "O Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family)!" But the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) answered him in an even louder voice, his intention being that the Arab man should not fall into sin by raising his voice.