Hadith No: 1
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
And from the Musnad of the Banu Hashim - Beginning of the Musnad of Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) - from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (5)
2783 - Suraij narrated to us, saying: Nuḥ ibn Qays narrated to us, from ʿAmr ibn Malik al-Nakari, from Abu al-Jawzaa, from Ibn Abbas, who said: There was a beautiful woman praying behind the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). He said that some of the men would advance in the front row so that they would not see her, while others would withdraw until they were in the back row. And when she would bow, they would look from under their armpits. Then Allah, the Almighty, revealed concerning her: {And We indeed know the ones who advance among you and We indeed know the ones who delay} (Surah al-Hijr 15:24).

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 5

Hadith No: 2

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

"There was a woman who performed Salat behind the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) who was the most beautiful among the people. Some of the people would go forward to the first line so as not to see her. Others would go back to the last line so when he would bow, he could look at her from under his armpit. So Allah revealed: Indeed We know those who try to come forward among you, and We know those who try to go back (15:24).

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Reference: Sunan al-Tirmidhi Book 47 Tradition No. 3431

Hadith No: 3
Al-Nasa'i - al-Sunan al-Kubra - Surah al-Hijr (15): 24
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (143)
11209 - Uqaytibah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Nu'h, who was ibn Qays, narrated to us from ibn Malik, meaning Amr, from Abu al-Jawza' from ibn Abbas, who said: There was a woman praying behind the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) who was beautiful, one of the most beautiful of people. He said that some of the men would advance in the front row so as not to see her, while others would stay back until they were in the rear row. If he bowed and remembered a word that meant something, he would look from under his armpits. And Allah, the Exalted, revealed: {And We had already known the anticipators among you, and We had already known the laggards} (Surah al-Hijr 15:24).

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 10

Hadith No: 4
Al-Tabari - Tafsir al-Tabari = Jami' al-Bayan 'an Ta'wil Ayae al-Quran - Surah Al-Hijr (15): 24
Volume: (14) - Page Number: (54)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
19275 - Abu Kuraib narrated to us, who said: Ubaydullah ibn Musa narrated to us, who said: Nuh ibn Qays informed us. And Abu Kuraib also narrated to us, who said: Malik ibn Isma'il narrated to us, who said: Nuh ibn Qays informed us, from Amr ibn Malik, from Abu al-Jawza, from Ibn Abbas, who said: "There was a beautiful woman, one of the most beautiful of people, praying behind the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and some people would step forward in the front row so that they would not see her, while others would move back to be in the rearmost row. When he bowed, they would look at her from under their armpits in the row. So Allah revealed regarding her: {And We indeed knew the ones who were advancing among you, and We certainly knew the ones who were remaining behind} (Surah Al-Hijr 15:24)...

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Reference: Tafseer al-Tabari Book 14