Aslam Abu Imran reported,

We were at a Byzantine city when the Byzantines brought out against us a huge line of troops, and an equal number of Muslims, or more, went out to meet them. Uqba bin Amir was in command of the Egyptians, and Fadala bin Ubayd was in command of the whole army. One of the Muslims charged at the Byzantine line and plunged right into their midst. The people cried out, "Glory be to Allah! He is throwing himself into destruction with his own hands!"At that Abu Ayub Ansari stood up and said, "People, you are interpreting this verse in that way, but it was revealed concerning us, the Ansar. When Allah had given Islam strength and its supporters had grown many, some of us said to one another privately, without the Messenger of Allah ﷺ knowing, 'Our properties have gone to ruin, and Allah has now given Islam strength and its supporters are many. What if we stayed with our properties and repaired what has been ruined of them?' So Allah revealed to His Prophet ﷺ, refuting what we had said, 'And spend in the way of Allah, and do not throw yourselves into destruction with your own hands' [Baqarah 2:195]. The destruction, then, was to settle down with our properties and repair them and abandon fighting."Abu Ayub continued journeying in the way of Allah until he was buried in Byzantine land.

Azami 11973

Sahih

عن أسلم أبي عمران التجيبي، قال

كنا بمدينة الروم، فأخرجوا إلينا صفا عظيما من الروم، فخرج إليهم من المسلمين مثلهم أو أكثر، وعلى أهل مصر عقبة بن عامر، وعلى الجماعة فضالة بن عبيد، فحمل رجل من المسلمين على صف الروم حتى دخل فيهم، فصاح الناس وقالوا: سبحان الله يلقي بيديه إلى التهلكة، فقام أبو أيوب الأنصاري فقال: يا أيها الناس إنكم لتأولون هذه الآية هذا التأويل، وإنما أنزلت هذه الآية فينا معشر الأنصار لما أعز الله الإسلام وكثر ناصروه، فقال بعضنا لبعض سرا دون رسول الله ﷺ: إن أموالنا قد ضاعت، وإن الله قد أعز الإسلام وكثر ناصروه، فلو أقمنا في أموالنا، فأصلحنا ما ضاع منها، فأنزل الله على نبيه ﷺ يرد علينا ما قلنا: {وأنفقوا في سبيل الله ولا تلقوا بأيديكم إلى التهلكة} فكانت التهلكة الإقامة على الأموال وإصلاحها، وتركنا الغزو، فما زال أبو أيوب شاخصا في سبيل الله حتى دفن بأرض الروم.

الأعظمي 11973صحيح
Contents
Reference
Commentary
Ayat
Collection
Jami al-Kamil
Book
Tafsir of the great Quran
Chapter
Virtues of Surah Baqarah
Section
His saying, "And spend in the cause of Allah and do not throw yourselves into destruction with your own hands, and do good, for Allah loves those who do good"
Numbering
Jami al-Kamil 11973 (2nd edition)
Azami 11973