[Machine] I was in the mosque when a man entered and recited a reading that I disapproved of. Then another man entered and recited a different reading than his companion's. We all got up and went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and I said, "O Messenger of Allah, this man recited a reading that I disapproved of, and then this man entered and recited a reading different from his companion's." The Prophet ﷺ said to both of them, "Recite." They recited, and he said, "Both of you are correct." When the Prophet ﷺ said what was difficult for me to bear, as I was still a new convert to Islam, the man who had overwhelmed me struck my chest, causing me to sweat and making me feel as if I were seeing Allah separately. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, my Lord has sent me a message to recite the Quran perfectly, but I asked Him to make it easy for my Ummah (community). He then sent me a message to recite it on two letters, but again I asked Him to make it easy for my Ummah. He finally sent me a message to recite it on seven letters, and with each repetition, there is a matter of importance that I must answer." He said, "What did you say in response?" I said, "O Allah, forgive my Ummah. O Allah, forgive my Ummah." And I saved the third repetition for a day that the creation would desire me until the Day of Judgment, referring to the day of the Prophet's ascension (Isra' and Mi'raj), when Allah honored him.  

كُنْتُ فِي الْمَسْجِدَ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ آخَرُ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَقُمْنَا جَمِيعًا فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا قَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ هَذَا فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً غَيْرَ قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اقْرَآ فَقَرَآ قَالَ أَصَبْتُمَا فَلَمَّا قَالَ لَهُمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الَّذِي قَالَ كَبُرَ عَلَيَّ وَلَا إِذْ كُنْتُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الَّذِي غَشِيَنِي ضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي فَفِضْتُ عَرَقًا وَكَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اللهِ فَرَقًا فَقَالَ يَا أُبَيُّ إِنَّ رَبِّي أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَلَكَ بِكُلِّ رَدَّةٍ مَسْأَلَةٌ تَسْأَلُنِيهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي وَأَخَّرْتُ الثَّالِثَةَ لِيَوْمٍ يَرْغَبُ إِلَيَّ فِيهِ الْخَلْقُ حَتَّى إِبْرَاهِيمَ