[Machine] When Abdullah wanted to come to the city, he gathered his companions and said, "By Allah, I hope that today I am among you with the best of what the Muslim armies have in terms of religion, understanding, and knowledge of the Quran. Indeed, this Quran was revealed with its fine details. By Allah, if two men were to dispute, it would be over nothing as severe as when a reciter says, 'This is how I recite it,' and the other says, 'No, both of you recite well.' Verily, truth guides to righteousness, and righteousness guides to paradise, while lying guides to disobedience, and disobedience guides to the Hellfire. Consider this by the words of one of you to his companion, 'You lied and sinned,' and by his saying, 'If you tell the truth, I believe you and exonerate you.' Indeed, this Quran does not differ or contradict, nor does it become insignificant due to the multitude of responses. So whoever recites it with precision, let him not abandon it out of desire. And whoever recites it with any of the letters that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught, let him not abandon it out of desire. For surely, whoever denies one of its ayahs, he denies all that it contains. It is like the saying of one of you to his companion, 'Hurry up and guide me.' By Allah, if I knew a man who had knowledge of what Allah revealed to Muhammad ﷺ more than me, I would seek his company until his knowledge increased to the level of my own. Indeed, there will be people who neglect prayers, so perform your prayers at their specified times and make your voluntary prayers along with them. And verily, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite the Quran in every Ramadan. And I presented the matter twice in the year he passed away, and he informed me that I was reciting it well. I have recited seventy chapters from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."  

لَمَّا أَرَادَ عَبْدُ اللهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمَدِينَةَ جَمَعَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ أَصْبَحَ الْيَوْمَ فِيكُمْ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ مَا أَصْبَحَ فِي أَجْنَادِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنَ الدِّينِ وَالْفِقْهِ وَالْعِلْمِ بِالْقُرْآنِ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى حُرُوفٍ وَاللهِ إِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلَانِ لَيَخْتَصِمَانِ أَشَدَّ مَا اخْتَصَمَا فِي شَيْءٍ قَطُّ فَإِذَا قَالَ الْقَارِئُ هَذَا أَقْرَأَنِي قَالَأَحْسَنْتَ وَإِذَا قَالَ الْآخَرُ قَالَ كِلَاكُمَا مُحْسِنٌ فَأَقْرَأَنَا إِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَالْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَالْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ وَاعْتَبِرُوا ذَاكَ بِقَوْلِ أَحَدِكُمْ لِصَاحِبِهِ كَذَبَ وَفَجَرَ وَبِقَوْلِهِ إِذَا صَدَّقَهُ صَدَقْتَ وَبَرَرْتَ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ لَا يَخْتَلِفُ وَلَا يُسْتَشَنُّ وَلَا يَتْفَهُ لِكَثْرَةِ الرَّدِّ فَمَنْ قَرَأَهُ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَلَا يَدَعْهُ رَغْبَةً عَنْهُ وَمَنْ قَرَأَهُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْحُرُوفِ الَّتِي عَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَا يَدَعْهُ رَغْبَةً عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَجْحَدْ بِآيَةٍ مِنْهُ يَجْحَدْ بِهِ كُلِّهِ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ كَقَوْلِ أَحَدِكُمْ لِصَاحِبِهِ اعْجَلْ وَحَيَّ هَلًا وَاللهِ لَوْ أَعْلَمُ رَجُلًا أَعْلَمَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ مِنِّي لَطَلَبْتُهُ حَتَّى أَزْدَادَ عِلْمَهُ إِلَى عِلْمِي إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يُمِيتُونَ الصَّلَاةَ فَصَلُّوا الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا وَاجْعَلُوا صَلَاتَكُمْ مَعَهُمْ تَطَوُّعًا وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُعَارَضُ بِالْقُرْآنِ فِي كُلِّ رَمَضَانَ وَإِنِّي عَرَضْتُ فِي الْعَامِ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَأَنْبَأَنِي أَنِّي مُحْسِنٌ وَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً  

[Machine] "Some people from the people of Kufa came to him, so he recited peace upon them and commanded them to have taqwa (fear of God) and not to differ in the Quran and not to dispute about it. For indeed, it does not differ, nor does it fall apart, nor does it deviate due to the abundance of its response. Don't you see that the sharia of Islam is one, with its limits, its recitation, and the command of Allah in it? Even if it had been from two letters, one would have commanded something that the other forbade, that would have been the disagreement. But it comprehends all of that. And indeed, I hope that the best among you in understanding and knowledge may be from the people. If I knew anyone who could inform me about what Allah revealed to Muhammad, ﷺ , from me, then I would have sought him until his knowledge was increased to the level of my knowledge. I have known that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to be presented with the Quran once a year. It was presented to him twice in the year he passed away. When I recited the Quran to him, he would tell me that I am doing well. So whoever recites according to my recitation, let him not leave it out of desire. For indeed, whoever denies a letter from it, he denies it in its entirety."  

أَنَّهُ أَتَاهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامَ وَأَمَرَهُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ وَأَنْ لَا يَخْتَلِفُوا فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَلَا يَتَنَازَعُوا فِيهِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَخْتَلِفُ وَلَا يَتَسَاقَطُ وَلَا يَنْفُذُ لِكَثْرَةِ الرَّدِّ أَلَا تَرَوْنَ أَنَّ شَرِيعَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ فِيهِ وَاحِدَةٌ حُدُودَهَا وَقِرَاءَتَهَا وَأَمْرَ اللهِ فِيهَا وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنَ الْحَرْفَيْنِ يَأْمُرُ بِشَيْءٍ يَنْهَى عَنْهُ الْآخَرُ كَانَ ذَلِكَ الِاخْتِلَافَ وَلَكِنَّهُ جَامِعُ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ أَصْبَحَ فِيكُمْ مِنَ الْفِقْهِ وَالْعِلْمِ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا فِي النَّاسِ وَلَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا يُبَلِّغَنِيهِ الْإِبِلُ أَعْلَمَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ مِنِّي لَطَلَبْتُهُ؛ حَتَّى أُزَادَ عِلْمَهُ إِلَى عِلْمِي قَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ كُلَّ عَامٍ مَرَّةً فَعُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ عَامَ قُبِضَ مَرَّتَيْنِ كُنْتُ إِذَا قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنِّي مُحْسِنٌ فَمَنْ قَرَأَ عَلَى قِرَاءَتِي فَلَا يَدَعْهَا رَغْبَةً عَنْهَا؛ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ جَحَدَ بِحَرْفٍ مِنْهُ جَحَدَ بِهِ كُلِّهِ  

[Machine] He sent to his brothers from the people of Kufa and ordered them to gather and bid them farewell. They gathered in the shade of the mosque, and he came to them and greeted them. He ordered them not to dispute in the Quran, and informed them that whoever denies anything from it denies it all. He informed them that they used to dispute about it in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and that they used to recite it to him. He informed them all that he was virtuous, and that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "The tongues do not differ in it, nor does it change due to a lot of repetition. This is because the sharia of Islam is one; its limits and obligations. And even if one of the two letters commands something, and the other forbids it, the obligations and limits differ in it." He mentioned a word, that if I knew that anyone knew more than me what was revealed on Muhammad ﷺ , the camels would reach him. I would go to him until his knowledge is combined with mine. And I have read seventy surahs from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and the Quran was presented to him every year. And I used to recite to him and he would inform me that I was virtuous, until the year in which he passed away. It was presented to him twice, and then I recited it to him and I do not leave it willingly from it.  

أَنَّهُ بَعَثَ إِلَى إِخْوَانِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَجْتَمِعُوا فَيُوَدِّعَهُمْ فَاجْتَمَعُوا فِي ظُلَّةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَتَاهُمْ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ لَا يَتَنَازَعُوا فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَأَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّهُ مَنْ جَحَدَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْهُ فَقَدْ جَحَدَهُ كُلَّهُ وَأَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَتَنَازَعُونَ فِيهِ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَقْرَءُونَ عَلَيْهِ فَيُخْبِرُهُمْ كُلَّهُمْ أَنَّهُ مُحْسِنٌ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا تَخْتَلِفُ بِهِ الْأَلْسِنَةُ وَلَا تَخْلَقُ عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الرَّدِّ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ شَرِيعَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ فِيهِ وَاحِدَةٌ؛ حُدُودُهَا وَفَرَائِضُهَا وَلَوْ كَانَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْحَرْفَيْنِ يَأْمُرُ بِشَيْءٍ يَنْهَى عَنْهُ الْآخَرُ وَتَخْتَلِفُ فِيهِ الْفَرَائِضُ وَالْحُدُودُ» وَذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً وَلَوْ أَنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمُ مِنِّي بِمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ تَبْلُغُهُ الْإِبِلُ لَأَتَيْتُهُ حَتَّى أُؤلِّفَ عَلِمَهُ إِلَى عِلْمِي وَإِنِّي قَرَأْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعِينَ سُورَةً وَكَانَ يُعْرَضُ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ وَكُنْتُ أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ فَيُخْبِرُنِي أَنِّي مُحْسِنٌ حَتَّى كَانَ عَامُ قُبِضَ فِيهِ فَعُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَا أَدَعُهَا رَغْبَةً عَنْهَا