ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنِ الْعَتْبِ عَلَى مَنْ قَرَأَ بِحَرْفٍ مِنَ الْأَحْرُفِ السَّبْعَةِ

[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 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