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[Machine] He entered with Ubayd ibn Umayr to Aisha, the mother of the believers, in the Saqifah Zamzam, where there is no shade other than it in the mosque. She said, "Welcome and greetings to Abu Asim" referring to Ubayd ibn Umayr, "What prevents you from visiting us or spending time with us?" He said, "I fear that I might impose upon you." She asked, "What were you doing?" He replied, "I came to ask you about a verse in the book of Allah, how did the Messenger of Allah recite it?" She asked, "Which verse?" He said, "Those who give what they give or those who give what they give." She asked, "Which one do you prefer?" He said, "I swear by the One in whose hand is my soul, I prefer one of them to the entire world or the world and what is in it." She asked, "Which one?" He replied, "Those who give what they give." She said, "I testify that the Messenger of Allah used to recite it in this way, and it was revealed in this way."  

أحمد:٢٤٦٤١حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا صَخْرُ بْنُ جُوَيْرِيَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ الْمَكِّيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو خَلَفٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي جُمَحٍ

أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مَعَ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي سَقِيفَةِ زَمْزَمَ لَيْسَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ظِلٌّ غَيْرَهَا فَقَالَتْ مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلًا بِأَبِي عَاصِمٍ يَعْنِي عُبَيْدَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَزُورَنَا أَوْ تُلِمَّ بِنَا؟ فَقَالَ أَخْشَى أَنْ أُمِلَّكِ فَقَالَتْ مَا كُنْتَ تَفْعَلُ قَالَ جِئْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكِ عَنْ آيَةٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرَؤُهَا؟ فَقَالَتْ أَيَّةُ آيَةٍ؟ فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آَتَوْا أَوْ الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ مَا أَتَوْا فَقَالَتْ أَيَّتُهُمَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَإِحْدَاهُمَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا جَمِيعًا أَوِ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا قَالَتْ أَيَّتُهُمَا؟ قُلْتُ الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ مَا أَتَوْا قَالَتْ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ يَقْرَؤُهَا وَكَذَلِكَ أُنْزِلَتْ أَوْ قَالَتْ أَشْهَدُ لَكَذَلِكَ أُنْزِلَتْ وَكَذَلِكَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرَؤُهَا وَلَكِنَّ الْهِجَاءَ حَرْفٌ