[Machine] "Read for me, O Messenger of Allah, Surah Ham. I went to the mosque in the evening and a group of people sat with me. I said to a man from the group, 'Read upon me.' So he started reciting letters which I could not recite. I asked him, 'Who taught you this recitation?' He replied, 'The Messenger of Allah taught me.' So we went to the Messenger of Allah and there was a man sitting with him. I said to him, 'We have a difference in our recitation.' When the Messenger of Allah turned his attention towards us, his facial expression changed and I saw in him that he found it strange when I mentioned the difference. He said, 'The differences have destroyed those who came before you.' Then he whispered to me, and Ali said, 'The Messenger of Allah commands you all to recite as you have been taught.' So we left, and each one of us recited letters that his companion could not recite."  

أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُورَةَ حم وَرُحْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ عَشِيَّةً فَجَلَسَ إِلَيَّ رَهْطٌ فَقُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الرَّهْطِ اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَقْرَأُ حُرُوفًا لَا أَقْرَؤُهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَهَا؟ قَالَ أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ اخْتَلَفَا فِي قِرَاءَتِنَا فَإِذَا وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ تَغَيَّرَ وَوَجَدَ فِي نَفْسِهِ حِينَ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ الِاخْتِلَافَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمُ الِاخْتِلَافُ» ثُمَّ أَسَرَّ إِلَيَّ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ كَمَا عَلِمَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا وَكُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا يَقْرَأُ حُرُوفًا لَا يَقْرَؤُهَا صَاحِبُهُ  

[Machine] "Read upon me, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Surah Ar-Rahman. So I went out to the mosque in the evening, and a group of people came and sat around me. I said to a man, 'Read upon me.' But when he started reciting, he recited in a way that I could not understand. So I asked him, 'Who taught you how to recite?' He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me.' So we went until we stood in front of the Prophet ﷺ , and I said, 'We differ in our recitation.' The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed when he heard this, and he found it concerning. He said, 'The people before you were destroyed because of their differences.' Then he commanded Ali, saying, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ orders you to recite as you have been taught. Indeed, the destruction of those before you was due to their differences.' So we left, and each one of us recited a letter that his companion could not recite."  

أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُورَةَ الرَّحْمَنِ فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ عَشِيَّةً فَجَلَسَ إِلَيَّ رَهْطٌ فَقُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَقْرَأُ أَحْرُفًا لَا أَقْرَؤُهَا فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ؟ فَقَالَ أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى وَقَفْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ اخْتَلَفْنَا فِي قِرَاءَتِنَا فَإِذَا وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِيهِ تَغَيُّرٌ وَوَجَدَ فِي نَفْسِهِ حِينَ ذَكَرْتُ الِاخْتِلَافَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ بِالِاخْتِلَافِ» فَأَمَرَ عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ كَمَا عُلِّمَ فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ مَنْ قَبْلَكُمُ الِاخْتِلَافُ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا وَكُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا يَقْرَأُ حَرْفًا لَا يَقْرَأُ صَاحِبُهُ