The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was traveling on one of his journeys, with Umar bin Khattab riding alongside him at night. Umar bin Khattab asked him about something, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not answer him. He asked again, and still received no reply. He asked a third time, and again there was no answer.Umar bin Khattab said to himself, "May your mother lose you, Umar! You have pressed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ three times, and each time he has not answered you."Umar said, "So I urged my camel forward and moved ahead of the people, fearing that something might be revealed about me in the Quran. It was not long before I heard someone calling out to me. I said, 'I feared that something had been revealed in the Quran concerning me.' I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and greeted him with peace."He said, "A surah has been revealed to me tonight that is more beloved to me than anything upon which the sun has risen." Then he recited, "Indeed, We have granted you a clear victory" [Fath 48:1].
حدثنا عبد الله بن مسلمة عن مالك
أن رسول الله ﷺ كان يسير في بعض أسفاره وعمر بن الخطاب يسير معه ليلا فسأله عمر بن الخطاب عن شيء فلم يجبه رسول الله ﷺ ثم سأله فلم يجبه ثم سأله فلم يجبه فقال عمر بن الخطاب ثكلت أم عمر نزرت رسول الله ﷺ ثلاث مرات كل ذلك لا يجيبك قال عمر فحركت بعيري ثم تقدمت أمام الناس وخشيت أن ينزل في قرآن فما نشبت أن سمعت صارخا يصرخ بي فقلت لقد خشيت أن يكون نزل في قرآن فجئت رسول الله ﷺ فسلمت عليه فقال لقد أنزلت علي الليلة سورة لهي أحب إلي مما طلعت عليه الشمس ثم قرأ {إنا فتحنا لك فتحا مبينا}