﴿ لِّيُدْخِلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ جَنَّٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَيُكَفِّرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًۭا ﴾

“[and] that He might admit the believers, both men and women, into gardens through which running waters flow, therein to abide, and that He might efface their [past bad] deeds: and that is, in the sight of God, indeed a triumph supreme!”

(That He may bring the believing men and the believing women into Gardens underneath which rivers flow�) [48:5]. Sa�id ibn Muhammad al-Muqri� informed us> Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Madini> Ahmad ibn �Abd al-Rahman al-Saqati> Yazid ibn Harun> Hammam> Qatadah> Anas who said: �When the verses (Lo! We have given thee (O Muhammad) a signal victory that Allah may forgive thee of thy sin that which is past and that which is to come�) were revealed, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: �Congratulations, O Messenger of Allah, for what Allah has given you; but what do we get?� And so Allah, exalted is He, revealed (That He may bring the believing men and the believing women into Gardens underneath which rivers flow)�. Muhammad ibn �Abd al-Rahman al-Faqih informed us> Abu �Amr ibn Abi Hafs> Ahmad ibn �Ali al-Mawsili> �Abd Allah ibn �Umar> Yazid ibn Zuray�> Sa�id ibn Qatadah who said: �The verse (Lo! We have given thee (O Muhammad) a signal victory) was revealed to the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, upon his return from al-Hudaybiyyah. It was revealed when his Companions were sad because they were prevented from performing the pilgrimage; they had to do with offering their sacrifices at al-Hudaybiyyah. When this verse was revealed, the Prophet said to his Companions: �A verse was revealed to me which is better than the whole world�. And when he recited it, one man said: �Congratulations, O Messenger of Allah! Allah has told what will be done with you. But what will be done with us?� And so Allah, exalted is He, revealed (That He may bring the believing men and the believing women into Gardens underneath which rivers flow)�.