I was a blacksmith during the days of ignorance, and al-As bin Waail owed me a debt. I went to him to collect what he owed.He said, "I will not pay you until you reject Muhammad ﷺ."I replied, "I will not reject him until Allah causes you to die and then resurrects you."He said, "Leave me until I die and am resurrected, for I will be given wealth and children, and then I will pay you."So the verse was revealed, "Have you seen the one who disbelieved in Our verses and said, 'I will surely be given wealth and children'? Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken a covenant from the Most Merciful?" [Maryam 19:77–78].
حدثنا محمد بن بشار حدثنا ابن أبي عدي عن شعبة عن سليمان عن أبي الضحى عن مسروق
كنت قينا في الجاهلية وكان لي على العاص بن وائل دين فأتيته أتقاضاه قال لا أعطيك حتى تكفر بمحمد ﷺ فقلت لا أكفر حتى يميتك الله ثم تبعث قال دعني حتى أموت وأبعث فسأوتى مالا وولدا فأقضيك فنزلت {أفرأيت الذي كفر بآياتنا وقال لأوتين مالا وولدا أطلع الغيب أم اتخذ عند الرحمن عهدا}