[Machine] "I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to recite a Surah from the Thirtieth of the Qur'an, starting with 'Alif Lam Meem.' He said, 'Do you mean Surah Al-Ahqaf?' He said, 'And the Surah, when it contains more than thirty verses, is called Thirtieth.' He said, 'So I went joyfully to the mosque, and there was a man reciting it in a way different from what I recited. So I said, 'Who taught you to recite it like this?' He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' He said, 'So I said to another person, 'Recite it then,' and he recited it in a way different from my recitation and the recitation of my companion. So I hurried with both of them to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, these two differ from me in their recitation.' He became angry, and his face showed displeasure, and he said, 'Indeed, those before you were destroyed due to their differing.' Zirr was with him, and there was a man with him, and the man said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commands you all to recite as you have been taught. Verily, those before you were destroyed due to their differing.' 'Abdullah said, 'I do not know if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concealed something from them or if he knew of something in the soul of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that we do not know.' And the man was 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may the blessings of Allah be upon him."  

أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سُورَةً مِنَ الثَّلَاثِينَ مِنْ آلِ حم قَالَ يَعْنِي الْأَحْقَافَ قَالَ وَكَانَتِ السُّورَةُ إِذَا كَانَتْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ آيَةً سُمِّيَتِ الثَّلَاثِينَ قَالَ فَرُحْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يَقْرَؤُهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَأَنِي فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِآخَرَ اقْرَأْهَا فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ قِرَاءَتِي وَقِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَيْنِ يُخَالِفَانِي فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ؟ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ وَتَمَعَّرَ وَجْهُهُ وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمُ الِاخْتِلَافُ قَالَ قَالَ زِرٌّ وَعِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ كَمَا أُقْرِئَ فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمُ الِاخْتِلَافُ قَالَ قال عَبْدُ اللهِ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَشَيْئًا أَسَرَّهُ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ عَلِمَ مَا فِي نَفْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ وَالرَّجُلُ هُوَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ  

[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