ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ، فَيُقَالَ لَهُ لَقَدْ نَزَلَ مِنْ بَعْدَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ كَذَا وَكَذَا، وَقَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا
When he came back it was said to him, ‘Such-and-such part of the Qur’an was revealed during your absence