Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the people of Banu Salamah were settled in a corner of Madinah (far from the mosque). They intended to move closer to the mosque, so this verse was revealed: «إنا نحن نحيي الموتى ونكتب ما قدموا وآثارهم» “Surely, We give life to the dead and We record what they have sent before and their traces.” So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Indeed, your footsteps are being recorded.” So they did not move.