Sahih Muslim, 7029

Rapporté par Ibn Mas’ud رضي الله عنه : Près de la Kaaba, trois hommes se réunirent : deux étaient des Qurayshites et un Thaqafite, ou deux Thaqafites et un Qurayshite. Ils manquaient de discernement mais étaient corpulents. L’un d’eux dit : « Penses-tu qu’Allah entend ce que nous disons ? » Un autre répondit : « Il entend quand nous parlons fort, mais pas quand nous parlons à voix basse. » Le troisième dit : « S’Il entend quand nous parlons fort, Il entend aussi quand nous parlons doucement. » C’est à cette occasion que ce verset fut révélé : « Vous ne vous cachiez pas de peur que vos oreilles, vos yeux et vos peaux ne témoignent contre vous. » (41:)

Ibn Mas'ud reported that there gathered near the House three persons amongst whom two were Quraishi and one was a Thaqafi or two were Thaqafis and one was a Quraishi. They lacked understanding but wore more flesh. One of them said:Do you think that Allah hears as we speak? The other one said: He does hear when we speak loudly and He does not hear when we speak in undertones, and still the other one said: If He listens when we speak loudly, He also listens when we speak in undertones. It was on this occasion that this verse was revealed:" You did not conceal yourselves lest your ears, your eyes and your skins would stand witness against you" (xli)