Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "I was hiding behind the coverings of the Ka'bah when three men came: a man of Thaqif and his two sons-in-law of Quraysh, whose bellies were full of fat but whose understanding was little. They talked among themselves, and one of them said: 'Do you think Allah hears what we say?' Another said: 'When we speak aloud He hears, and when we speak quietly He does not hear.' The third said: 'If He hears when we speak aloud, then He will also hear when we speak quietly.' So I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned that to him, and Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: 'And you were not concealing yourselves lest your hearing, your sight and your skins should testify against you, but you assumed that Allah does not know much of what you do' [Surah Fussilat: 22] up to 'among the losers' [Surah Fussilat: 23]."
Sufyan al-Thawri narrated it in this way, while Abu Mu'awiyah and the other students of al-A'mash differed from him.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10096
A certain person said to al-A'mash: "Narrate the hadith of Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): 'I was hiding behind the coverings of the Ka'bah,' for Sufyan narrates it from you, through Umarah bin Umayr, from Wahb bin Rabi'ah." The narrator said: Al-A'mash murmured under his breath for a while, then said: "It is just as Sufyan said."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10097
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "I was hiding behind the coverings of the Ka'bah when three men came, whose bellies were full of fat but whose hearts had little understanding: a man of Quraysh and his two sons-in-law of Thaqif, or a man of Thaqif and his two sons-in-law of Quraysh. They spoke words that I could not understand. One of them said: 'Do you think Allah hears our speech?' Another said: 'When we raise our voices He hears them, and when we do not raise them He does not hear them.' The third said: 'If He hears any of it, He hears all of it.' So I mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: 'And you were not concealing yourselves lest your hearing and your sight should testify against you' [Surah Fussilat: 22], the complete verse."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10098
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "I was hiding behind the coverings of the Ka'bah when three men came," then the narrator related it similar to the hadith of Abu Mu'awiyah.
Zayd bin Abi Unaysah narrated it, and in it he differed from Sufyan al-Thawri and the other students of al-A'mash.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10099
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "I was hiding behind the covering of the Ka'bah, and in the mosque there were a man of Thaqif and his two sons-in-law of Quraysh. He said: 'Do you think Allah hears our murmuring?' One of them said: 'He hears when we speak aloud.' The other said: 'If He hears when we speak aloud, He will certainly hear when we speak quietly.'" Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "So I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him what they had said, and Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: 'And you were not concealing yourselves lest your hearing, your sight and your skins should testify against you' to the end of the verse."
Al-Mas'udi differed from them in this.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10100
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "I was hiding behind the coverings of the Ka'bah," then the narrator related it similar to the hadith of Zayd bin Abi Unaysah.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10101
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "Three men sat by the door of the Ka'bah, two of Quraysh and one of Thaqif, or two of Thaqif and one of Quraysh. Some of them said something secretly to others, and one of them said: 'Do you think Allah hears what we say?' One of them said: 'What we say aloud, He certainly hears.' The other said: 'If He hears what is said aloud, then He also hears what is said secretly.' So Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, revealed this verse: 'And you were not concealing yourselves' [Surah Fussilat: 22], the complete verse."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 10102