The two best men nearly came to ruin, Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. They raised their voices in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ when the delegation of Banu Tamim came to him. One of them suggested Aqra bin Habis, the brother of Banu Mujash, while the other suggested a different man.Nafi said, "I do not remember his name."Abu Bakr said to Umar, "You only meant to oppose me."Umar replied, "I did not mean to oppose you."Their voices rose over this matter, so Allah revealed, "O you who believe, do not raise your voices" [Hujurat 49:2], the verse.Ibn Zubayr said, "After this verse was revealed, Umar would speak so quietly that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ could not hear him without asking him to repeat himself." He did not mention this concerning his father, meaning Abu Bakr.
كاد الخيران أن يهلكا أبو بكر وعمر رضي الله عنهما، رفعا أصواتهما عند النبي ﷺ حين قدم عليه ركب بني تميم، فأشار أحدهما بالأقرع بن حابس أخي بني مجاشع، وأشار الآخر برجل آخر قال نافع: لا أحفظ اسمه، فقال أبو بكر لعمر: ما أردت إلا خلافي. قال: ما أردت خلافك. فارتفعت أصواتهماذلك، فأنزل الله {يأيها الذين آمنوا لا ترفعوا أصواتكم} الآية. قال ابن الزبير: فما كان عمر يسمع رسول الله ﷺ بعد هذه الآية حتى يستفهمه. ولم يذكر ذلك عن أبيه، يعنى أبا بكر.