[Machine] "I was sitting in the mosque when a man entered and recited a verse that I disliked. Then another man entered and recited a different verse than his companion. After completing the prayer, they both went to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, this man recited a verse that I disliked, and the other one recited a different verse than his companion.' The Prophet ﷺ told them, 'Recite.' So they recited, and he said, 'You both did well, or he said, 'You both did correctly.' When the one whom the Prophet ﷺ had spoken to heard this, he felt proud, and when the Prophet ﷺ saw what happened to him, he hit his chest. It was as if I was seeing my Lord with a gap. The Prophet ﷺ then said, 'O Ubayy, my Lord has sent me with the command to recite the Quran in a certain way. I initially pleaded with Him to make it easier upon my Ummah, but He insisted that I recite it in seven different ways. For every recitation, I will be rewarded individually on the Day of Resurrection.' I said, 'O Allah, forgive my Ummah.' Then I postponed the second recitation until a day when creation will express their desire for it, even if it means delaying it until the Day of Judgment."  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ آخَرُ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ دَخَلَا جَمِيعًا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا قَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْآخَرُ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْرَآ» فَقَرَآ «أَحْسَنْتُمَا أَوْ قَالَ أَصَبْتُمَا» قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَالَ لَهُمَا الَّذِي قَالَ كَبُرَ عَلَيَّ فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا غَشِيَنِي ضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَبِّي فَرَقًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا أُبَيُّ إِنَّ رَبِّي أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنِ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي مَرَّتَيْنِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ أَنِ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَلَكَ بِكُلِّ رَدَّةٍ رَدَدْتُهَا مَسْأَلَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي ثُمَّ أَخَّرْتُ الثَّانِيَةَ إِلَى يَوْمٍ يَرْغَبُ إِلَيَّ فِيهِ الْخَلْقُ حَتَّى أَبْرَهَمُ»  

[Machine] I was sitting in the mosque when a man entered and read a recitation that I disliked. Then another man entered and read a recitation different from his companion's. After they left, we entered upon the Messenger of Allah and I said, "O Messenger of Allah, this man read a recitation that I disliked and then he read a recitation different from his companion's." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the man, "Read." So he recited. Then he said to the other man, "Read." So he recited. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You have done well or you have succeeded." When I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ approving of both of them, I became satisfied in my heart and wished that I had remained ignorant (of my opinion). He said: "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw what had happened to me, he struck me lightly on my chest with his hand until I saw Allah as a light, then he said, 'O Ubayy bin Ka'b, indeed my Lord has commanded me to recite the Quran in a specific manner.' I replied, 'O Lord, make it easy for my Ummah.' So he made it easy for me once. I said, 'O Lord, make it easy for my Ummah.' So he made it easy for me once again. I said, 'O Lord, make it easy for my Ummah.' So he made it easy for me three times. Each time, I requested something and he granted it. I said, 'O Allah, forgive my Ummah, O Allah, forgive my Ummah.' And I delayed the third request until the Day of Resurrection, when the creation will be eagerly seeking something from me, even Ibrahim ﷺ .  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَا دَخَلْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ قَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ هَذَا قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِلرَّجُلِ اقْرَأْ فَقَرَأَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْآخَرِ اقْرَأْ فَقَرَأَ فَقَالَ أَحْسَنْتُمَا أَوْ أَصَبْتُمَا فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَسَّنَ شَأْنَهُمَا سَقَطَ فِي نَفْسِي وَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا غَشِيَنِي ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ فِي صَدْرِي فَفِضْتُ عَرَقًا وَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اللهِ فَرَقًا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أُبَيُّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ إِنَّ رَبِّي أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ قَالَ فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَا رَبِّ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ الثَّانِيَةَ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَبِّ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ الثَّالِثَةَ أَنِ اقْرَأْ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَلَكَ بِكُلِّ رَدَّةٍ رُدِدْتَهَا مَسْأَلَةٌ تَسْأَلَنِيهَا فَقُلْتُ اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي وَأَخَّرْتُ الثَّالِثَةَ إِلَى يَوْمٍ يَرْغَبُ إِلَيَّ فِيهِ الْخَلْقُ حَتَّى إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ  

"كُنْتُ فِى الْمَسْجِدِ فَدَخَلَ رَجُل يُصَلِّى فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ آخَرُ فَقَرأَ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ، فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا الصَّلاَةَ دَخَلْنَا جَمِيعًا عَلَى رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّ هَذَا قَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْه، وَدَخَلَ آخَرُ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قَرِاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ، فَأمَرَهُمَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فَقَرَأ، فَحَسَّنَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ شَأنَهُمَا فَسُقِطَ فِى نَفْسِى مِنَ التَّكْذِيبِ وَلاَ إِذْ كُنْتُ فِى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ (*)، فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ مَا قَدْ غَشِيَنِى، ضَرَبَ فِى صَدْرِى فَفِضْتُ عَرَقًا وَكأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الله فَرَقًا، فَقَالَ لِى يَا أُبَىُّ إِنَّ رَبِّى - ﷻ - أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ أَنْ اقْرَأ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِى فَرَدَّ إِلَىَّ الثانَيةَ اقْرَأهُ علىَ حْرفَيْن، فَرَدَدَتُ إليه أنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتي فردَّ إلىَّ الثَّالِثَةَ أَنْ أقَرأهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَلكَ بِكُلِّ رَدَّةٍ رَدَدْتَهَا مَسئَلَةٌ تَسْأَلُنِيهَا فَقُلتُ: الَّلهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لأُمَّتِى، الَّلهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لأُمَّتِى وَأَخَّرْتُ الثَّالِثَةَ لِيَوْمٍ يرْغَبُ إِلَىَّ الْخَلْقُ كُلُّهُمْ حَتَّى إِبْرَاهِيمُ".  

Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, how do you recite this word (alif) or (ya)? Would you read It as: min ma'in ghaira asin or au min ma'in ghaira ghaira yasin. (al-Qur'an, xlvii. 15)? 'Abdullah said: You (seem to) have memorised the whole of the Qur'an except this. He (again) said: I recite all the mufassal surahs in one rak'ah. Upon this 'Abdullah said: (You must have been reciting It) hastily like the recitation of poetry. Verily. there are people who recite the Qur'an, but it does not go down beyond their collar bones. It is (a fact with the Qur'an) that it is beneficial only when it settles in the heart and is rooted deeply in it. The best of (the acts) in prayer are bowing and prostration. I am quite aware of the occasions when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ combined together two surahs in every rak'ah. 'Abdullah then stood up and went out with 'Alqama following in his footstep. He said Ibn Numair had told him that the narration was like that:" A person belonging to Banu Bajila came to 'Abdullah," and he did not mention (the name of) Nahik b. Sinan.  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ نَهِيكُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ أَلِفًا تَجِدُهُ أَمْ يَاءً مِنْ مَاءٍ غَيْرِ آسِنٍ أَوْ مِنْ مَاءٍ غَيْرِ يَاسِنٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَكُلَّ الْقُرْآنِ قَدْ أَحْصَيْتَ غَيْرَ هَذَا قَالَ إِنِّي لأَقْرَأُ الْمُفَصَّلَ فِي رَكْعَةٍ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ هَذًّا كَهَذِّ الشِّعْرِ إِنَّ أَقْوَامًا يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا وَقَعَ فِي الْقَلْبِ فَرَسَخَ فِيهِ نَفَعَ إِنَّ أَفْضَلَ الصَّلاَةِ الرُّكُوعُ وَالسُّجُودُ إِنِّي لأَعْلَمُ النَّظَائِرَ الَّتِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْرُنُ بَيْنَهُنَّ سُورَتَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ ثُمَّ قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَدَخَلَ عَلْقَمَةُ فِي إِثْرِهِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَخْبَرَنِي بِهَا قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي بَجِيلَةَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ نَهِيكُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ  

Ishaq is reported to have said on the authority of Aswad who quoted on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite these words as (fahal min muddakir).  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he used to recite this verse, "Is there any reminder (admonition)?" [Quran 54:15] with the letter "dal".  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ {فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ} [القمر 15] بِالدَّالِ  

Ishaq is reported to have said on the authority of Aswad who quoted on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite these words as (fahal min muddakir). (Using translation from Muslim 823b)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ {هَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ}  

"I heard Iyas bin 'Umar" - and on one occasion he said: "Ibn 'Abd - say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah forbid the sale of water."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَنْهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْمَاءِ قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ لَمْ أَفْقَهْ عَنْهُ بَعْضَ حُرُوفِ أَبِي الْمِنْهَالِ كَمَا أَرَدْتُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was by a pond belonging to Banu Ghifar when Jibril, peace be upon him, came to him and said: "Allah commands you to teach your Ummah the Quran with one way of recitation." He said: "I ask my Lord for protection and forgiveness, my Ummah cannot bear that." Then he came to him a second time and said: "Allah commands you to teach your Ummah the Quran with two ways of recitation." He said: ""I ask my Lord for protection and forgiveness, my Ummah cannot bear that." Then he came to him a third time and said: "Allah commands you to teach your Ummah the Quran with three ways of recitation." He said: "I ask my Lord for protection and forgiveness, my Ummah cannot bear that." Then he came to him a fourth time and said: "Allah commands you to teach your Ummah the Quran with seven ways of recitation, and whichever the way they recite it will be correct."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ عِنْدَ أَضَاةِ بَنِي غِفَارٍ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ قَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ قَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى ثَلاَثَةِ أَحْرُفٍ قَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لاَ تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَأَيُّمَا حَرْفٍ قَرَءُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَدْ أَصَابُوا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ خُولِفَ فِيهِ الْحَكَمُ خَالَفَهُ مَنْصُورُ بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ رَوَاهُ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ مُرْسَلاً  

[Machine] That Gabriel ﷺ came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was with the Abbasids and said, "O Muhammad, indeed Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on one letter." So the Prophet ﷺ said, "I ask Allah for His forgiveness and mercy, or His assistance and mercy. Ask Him for them to be relieved, as they will not be able to bear that." Then Gabriel left and came back again, saying, "Indeed, Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on two letters." The Prophet ﷺ responded with the same answer. Then Gabriel left and returned once more, saying, "Indeed, Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on three letters." And the Prophet ﷺ gave the same response. Then Gabriel left and returned again, saying, "Indeed, Allah commands you to recite this Quran to your Ummah on seven letters. Whoever recites a letter from it, they will receive the reward of reciting it."  

أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ بِأَضَاةِ بَنِي غِفَارَ فَقَالَ «يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ وَاحِدٍ فَقَالَ ﷺ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ أَوْ مَعُونَتَهُ وَمُعَافَاتَهُ سَلْ لَهُمُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ أَوْ مَعُونَتَهُ وَمُعَافَاتَهُ سَلْ لَهُمُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَلِكَ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْرُفٍ قَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ أَوْ مَعُونَتَهُ وَمُعَافَاتَهُ سَلْ لَهُمُ التَّخْفِيفَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُطِيقُوا ذَاكَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنَّ تَقْرَأَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَمَنْ قَرَأَ حَرْفًا مِنْهَا فَهُوَ كَمَا قَرَأَ»  

Allah has commanded you to recite to your people the Qur'an in one dialect. Upon this he said: I ask from Allah pardon and forgiveness. My people are not capable of doing it. He then came for the second time and said: Allah has commanded you that you should recite the Qur'an to your people in two dialects. Upon this he (the Holy prophet) again said: I seek pardon and forgiveness from Allah, my people would not be able to do so. He (Gabriel) came for the third time and said: Allah has commanded you to recite the Qur'an to your people in three dialects. Upon this he said: I ask pardon and forgiveness from Allah. My people would not be able to do it. He then came to him for the fourth time and said: Allah has commanded you to recite the Qur'an to your people in seven dialects, and in whichever dialect they would recite, they would be right. (Using translation from Muslim 821a)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ عِنْدَ أَضَاةِ بَنِي غِفَارٍ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ قَالَ «أَسْأَلُ اللهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ» ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ قَالَ «أَسْأَلُ اللهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ» ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْرُفٍ قَالَ «أَسْأَلُ اللهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ فَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ» ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ «اللهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَأَيُّمَا حَرْفٍ قَرَءُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَدْ أَصَابُوا» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَنْصُورٌ خَالَفَ الْحَكَمَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ رَوَاهُ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ مُرْسَلًا  

Allah has commanded you to recite to your people the Qur'an in one dialect. Upon this he said: I ask from Allah pardon and forgiveness. My people are not capable of doing it. He then came for the second time and said: Allah has commanded you that you should recite the Qur'an to your people in two dialects. Upon this he (the Holy prophet) again said: I seek pardon and forgiveness from Allah, my people would not be able to do so. He (Gabriel) came for the third time and said: Allah has commanded you to recite the Qur'an to your people in three dialects. Upon this he said: I ask pardon and forgiveness from Allah. My people would not be able to do it. He then came to him for the fourth time and said: Allah has commanded you to recite the Qur'an to your people in seven dialects, and in whichever dialect they would recite, they would be right. (Using translation from Muslim 821a)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ وَهُوَ عِنْدَ أَضَاةِ بَنِي غِفَارٍ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْتَ وَأُمَّتَكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَسْأَلُ اللهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْتَ وَأُمَّتَكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ هَذَا ثُمَّ عَادَ فَقَالَ اللهُ ﷻ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْتَ وَأُمَّتَكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْرُفٍ قَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْتَ وَأُمَّتَكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ أِيُّ حَرْفٍ قَرَءُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَدْ أَصَابُوا  

Allah has commanded you to recite to your people the Qur'an in one dialect. Upon this he said: I ask from Allah pardon and forgiveness. My people are not capable of doing it. He then came for the second time and said: Allah has commanded you that you should recite the Qur'an to your people in two dialects. Upon this he (the Holy prophet) again said: I seek pardon and forgiveness from Allah, my people would not be able to do so. He (Gabriel) came for the third time and said: Allah has commanded you to recite the Qur'an to your people in three dialects. Upon this he said: I ask pardon and forgiveness from Allah. My people would not be able to do it. He then came to him for the fourth time and said: Allah has commanded you to recite the Qur'an to your people in seven dialects, and in whichever dialect they would recite, they would be right. (Using translation from Muslim 821a)   

"أتانى جبريلُ فقال: إن الله يأمُرُكَ أن تُقْرِئ أُمّتك القُرآن على حرفٍ، فقلت: أسألُ الله معافاته ومَغْفِرته، فإنَّ أمتى لا تُطيق ذلك، ثم أتانى الثانيةَ فقال إِنَّ الله يَأمُرُكَ أنْ تُقْرأَ أُمَّتَكَ القُرآنَ عَلَي حَرْفَيْنِ، أَسْألُ الله مُعَافَاته وَمَغْفِرتِه وإِنّ أُمَّتىِ لا تُطَيقُ ذَلِكَ ثم جَاءَنِى الثَّالثَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الله يأمُرُكَ انْ تُقْرِأَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرآنَ عَلَىَ ثَلاَثةِ أَحرَفٍ، فقلت: أسألُ الله معافاته ومغفرته، وإنّ أمتى لا تطيق ذلك، ثم جاءنى الرابعة فقال: إن الله يأمرك أن تقرئ أمتك القرآن على سبعة أحرف، فأيُّما حرفٍ قرءوا عليه فقد أصابوا".  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me a surah, and when I was sitting in the masjid I heard a man reciting it in a way that was different from mine. I said to him: 'Who taught you this surah?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' I said: 'Stay with me until we go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' So we came to him and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this man recites a surah that you taught me differently.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Recite, O Ubayy.' So I recited it, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: 'You have done well.' Then he said to the man: 'Recite.' So he recited it and it was different to my recitation. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: 'You have done well.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'O Ubayy, the Quran has been revealed with seven different modes of reciation, all of which are good and sound."  

أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سُورَةً فَبَيْنَا أَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ جَالِسٌ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلاً يَقْرَؤُهَا يُخَالِفُ قِرَاءَتِي فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ عَلَّمَكَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لاَ تُفَارِقْنِي حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا خَالَفَ قِرَاءَتِي فِي السُّورَةِ الَّتِي عَلَّمْتَنِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اقْرَأْ يَا أُبَىُّ فَقَرَأْتُهَا فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحْسَنْتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ اقْرَأْ فَقَرَأَ فَخَالَفَ قِرَاءَتِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحْسَنْتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا أُبَىُّ إِنَّهُ أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ كُلُّهُنَّ شَافٍ كَافٍ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بِذَلِكَ الْقَوِيِّ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me a surah, and when I was sitting in the masjid I heard a man reciting it in a way that was different from mine. I said to him: 'Who taught you this surah?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' I said: 'Stay with me until we go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' So we came to him and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this man recites a surah that you taught me differently.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Recite, O Ubayy.' So I recited it, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: 'You have done well.' Then he said to the man: 'Recite.' So he recited it and it was different to my recitation. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: 'You have done well.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'O Ubayy, the Quran has been revealed with seven different modes of reciation, all of which are good and sound." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 940)  

أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سُورَةً فَبَيْنَا أَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ جَالِسٌ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَقْرَؤُهَا يُخَالِفُ قِرَاءَتِي فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ عَلَّمَكَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَا تُفَارِقْنِي حَتَّى نَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا خَالَفَ قِرَاءَتِي فِي السُّورَةِ الَّتِي عَلَّمْتَنِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اقْرَأْ يَا أُبَيُّ» فَقَرَأْتُهَا فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَحْسَنْتَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ «اقْرَأْ» فَخَالَفَ قِرَاءَتِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَحْسَنْتَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا أُبَيُّ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ كُلِّهِنَّ شَافٍ كَافٍ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ لَيْسَ بذَاكَ الْقَوِيِّ  

"I had no confusion in my mind from that time I embraced Islam, except when I recited a verse and another man recited it differently. I said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me this.' And the other man said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me too.' So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Prophet of Allah, did you not teach me such and such a verse?' He said: 'Yes.' The other man said: 'Did you not teach me such and such a verse?' He said: 'Yes. Jibril and Mika'il, peace be upon them, came to me, and Jibril sat on my right and Mika'il on my left. Jibril, peace be upon him, said: "Recite the Quran with one way of recitation.' Mika'il said: 'Teach him more, teach him more- until there were seven modes of recitation, each of which is good and sound.'"  

مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِي مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلاَّ أَنِّي قَرَأْتُ آيَةً وَقَرَأَهَا آخَرُ غَيْرَ قِرَاءَتِي فَقُلْتُ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ أَلَمْ تُقْرِئْنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ أَتَيَانِي فَقَعَدَ جِبْرِيلُ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَمِيكَائِيلُ عَنْ يَسَارِي فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ اقْرَإِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ قَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ اسْتَزِدْهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ فَكُلُّ حَرْفٍ شَافٍ كَافٍ  

"I had no confusion in my mind from that time I embraced Islam, except when I recited a verse and another man recited it differently. I said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me this.' And the other man said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me too.' So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Prophet of Allah, did you not teach me such and such a verse?' He said: 'Yes.' The other man said: 'Did you not teach me such and such a verse?' He said: 'Yes. Jibril and Mika'il, peace be upon them, came to me, and Jibril sat on my right and Mika'il on my left. Jibril, peace be upon him, said: "Recite the Quran with one way of recitation.' Mika'il said: 'Teach him more, teach him more- until there were seven modes of recitation, each of which is good and sound.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 941)   

مَا حَكَّ فِي صَدْرِي شَيْءٌ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلَّا أَنِّي قَرَأْتُ آيَةً وَقَرَأَهَا رَجُلٌ غَيْرَ قِرَاءَتِي فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْآخَرُ أَلَمْ تُقْرِئْنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ (3 وَمِيكَائِيلُ فَقَعَدَ جِبْرِيلُ 3) عَنْ يَمِينِي وَمِيكَائِيلُ عَنْ يَسَارِي فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُاسْتَزِدْهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ كُلُّهَا شَافٍ كَافٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ read a verse to me and I read it back to him differently from how Ubay ibn Ka'b recited it. So I asked him, "Who recited it to you?" He said, "The Prophet ﷺ recited it to me." I said, "By Allah, I recited it to you this way and that way." Ubay said, "I do not have in my heart any Islam that I had that day." So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, did you not recite this verse to me like this and that?" He said, "Yes." I said, "But he claims that I recited it to him like this and that." He struck his hand on my chest and it went away. Then I did not find anything from him afterwards. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "Jibreel and Mika'il came to me and Jibreel said, 'Recite the Qur'an precisely.' Mika'il said, 'Increase it for him.' He said, 'Recite it with two letters,' and he said, 'Increase it for him until it reached seven letters.' He said, 'Every letter is a reward.'"  

أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ آيَةً وَأَقْرَأَهَا آخَرَ غَيْرَ قِرَاءَةِ أُبَيٍّ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَهَا؟ قَالَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ أُبَيٌّ فَمَا تَخَلَّجَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ مَا تَخَلَّجَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَمْ تُقْرِئْنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا يَدَّعِي أَنَّكَ أَقْرَأْتَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ فِي صَدْرِي فَذَهَبَ ذَاكَ فَمَا وَجَدْتُ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا بَعْدُ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ وَمِيكَائِيلُ فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ قَالَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ قَالَ اسْتَزِدْهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ قَالَ كُلٌّ شَافٍ كَافٍ  

[Machine] "A man recited a verse, and I recited it in a different way. So I asked him, 'Who taught you this?' He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited it to me.' I then went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, did you recite this verse to me, such and such?' He replied, 'Yes.' The man asked, 'Did you recite it to me, such and such?' He said, 'Yes, indeed. Gabriel and Michael came to me. Gabriel sat on my right and Michael on my left. Gabriel said, 'O Muhammad, recite the Quran with precision.' Michael said, 'Increase in it.' So I said, 'Give me more.' He said, 'Recite it with two letters.' Michael then said, 'Increase in it, until it reached seven letters.' And he said, 'Recite it with seven letters, each one is distinct and clear.'"  

قَرَأَ رَجُلٌ آيَةً وَقَرَأْتُهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ قِرَاءَتِهِ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ هَذِهِ؟ فَقَالَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَقْرَأْتَنِي كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ أَتَيَانِي فَجَلَسَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَمِيكَائِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عَنْ يَسَارِي فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ فَقُلْتُ زِدْنِي فَقَالَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ وَقَالَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ كُلٌّ شَافٍ كَافٍ»  

"I had no confusion in my mind from that time I embraced Islam, except when I recited a verse and another man recited it differently. I said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me this.' And the other man said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me too.' So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Prophet of Allah, did you not teach me such and such a verse?' He said: 'Yes.' The other man said: 'Did you not teach me such and such a verse?' He said: 'Yes. Jibril and Mika'il, peace be upon them, came to me, and Jibril sat on my right and Mika'il on my left. Jibril, peace be upon him, said: "Recite the Quran with one way of recitation.' Mika'il said: 'Teach him more, teach him more- until there were seven modes of recitation, each of which is good and sound.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 941)  

مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِي مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلَّا أَنِّي قَرَأْتُ آيَةً وَقَرَأَهَا آخَرُ غَيْرَ قِرَاءَتِي فَقُلْتُ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ أَلَمْ تُقْرِئْنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّ» جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ أَتَيَانِي فَقَعَدَ جِبْرِيلُ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَمِيكَائِيلُ عَنْ يَسَارِي فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ بَلِ اسْتَزِدْهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ فَكُلُّ حَرْفٍ شَافٍ كَافٍ  

[Machine] "What has been troubling me since I converted is that I read a verse and then a man reads it differently than I did. So I said, 'Read it to me, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Read it to me, O Prophet of Allah.' So we went to the Messenger of Allah and I said, 'You read me a verse like this and like that.' The Messenger of Allah said, 'Yes.' The man said, 'You read me a verse like this and like that.' The Messenger of Allah said, 'Yes.' The Messenger of Allah said, 'Indeed, Jibril and Mika'il (peace be upon them) came to me. Jibril came and sat on my right side, and Mika'il sat on my left side.' Jibril said, 'Recite the Quran slowly.' Mika'il said, 'Increase it.' So I said, 'Increase it, and it increased.' Jibril said, 'Recite the Quran with two letters.' Mika'il said, 'Increase it.' So I said, 'Increase it.' Jibril said, 'Recite the Quran with three letters.' Mika'il said, 'Increase it.' So he said, 'Recite the Quran with seven letters, all of which are rich and complete.'"  

«مَا حَاكَ فِي صَدْرِي مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلَّا أَنِّي قَرَأْتُ آيَةً فَقَرَأَهَا رَجُلٌ عَلَى غَيْرِ قِرَاءَتِي» فَقَالَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَكَذَا فَقُلْتُ أَقْرَأَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ هَكَذَا فَأَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَقْرَأْتَنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ أَتَيَانِي فَعَمَدَ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَعَدَ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَقَعَدَ مِيكَائِيلُ عَنْ شِمَالِي» فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ اقْرَأْ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ فَقُلْتُ «زِدْنِي فَزَادَنِي» فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ» فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ «اسْتَزِدْهُ» فَقُلْتُ «زِدْنِي» فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْرُفٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ» فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ «اسْتَزِدْهُ» فَقَالَ «اقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ كُلُّهَا شَافٍ كَافٍ»  

" مَا حَاكَ فِى صَدْرِى مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلاَّ أَنِّى قَرَأتُ آيَةً، وَقَرَأَهَا آخَرُ غَيْرَ قِرَاءتِى فَأتَيْنَا النَّبِىَّ ﷺ قُلْتُ: أَقْرَأتَنِى أَيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، أَتَانِى جبْرِيلُ، وَمِيِكَائِيلُ فَقَعَدَ جِبْرِيلُ عَنْ يَمِينى، وَميكَائِيلُ عَنْ يَسَارِى، فَقَالَ جِبريلُ: اقْرَأ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ. فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ: اسْتَزِدْهُ حَتَّى بَلغً سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ، كُلُّهَا شَافٍ كَافٍ".  

"If one of you is not sure about his prayer, let him estimate what he thinks is most likely to be correct and complete the prayer on that basis, then let him prostrate twice."  

يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا شَكَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَلْيَتَحَرَّ الَّذِي يَرَى أَنَّهُ الصَّوَابُ فَيُتِمَّهُ ثُمَّ يَعْنِي يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَلَمْ أَفْهَمْ بَعْضَ حُرُوفِهِ كَمَا أَرَدْتُ  

The tradition has also been transmitted by Jabir through a different chain of narrators. He narrated this tradition and added the words “he recited in two rak’ahs the surah relating to Unity of Allaah” and “Say, O disbelievers” to the Qur’anic verse “And take the station of Abraham as a place of prayer. “. This version has ‘Ali said in Kufah. The narrator said “My father said Jabir did not say these words. I went to complain (against Fatimah). He then narrated the story of Fatimah.”  

فَذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ وَأَدْرَجَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ قَوْلِهِ { وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى } قَالَ فَقَرَأَ فِيهَا بِالتَّوْحِيدِ وَ { قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ } وَقَالَ فِيهِ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَالَ أَبِي هَذَا الْحَرْفُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْهُ جَابِرٌ فَذَهَبْتُ مُحَرِّشًا وَذَكَرَ قِصَّةَ فَاطِمَةَ ؓ  

These modes of reading aimed at the same point, not different in respect of lawful and unlawful.  

الزُّهْرِيُّ إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ الأَحْرُفُ فِي الأَمْرِ الْوَاحِدِ لَيْسَ تَخْتَلِفُ فِي حَلاَلٍ وَلاَ حَرَامٍ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: "Ubayy, I was asked to recite the Qur'an and I was asked: 'In one mode or two modes?' The angel that accompanied me said: 'Say, in two modes', I said: 'In two modes', I was asked again: 'In two or three modes'. The matter reached up to seven modes. He then said: 'Each mode is sufficiently health-giving, whether you utter 'all-hearing and all-knowing' or instead 'all-powerful and all-wise'. This is valid until you finish the verse indicating punishment on mercy and finish the verse indicating mercy on punishment."  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَا أُبَىُّ إِنِّي أُقْرِئْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقِيلَ لِي عَلَى حَرْفٍ أَوْ حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي مَعِي قُلْ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ قُلْتُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقِيلَ لِي عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَةٍ فَقَالَ الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي مَعِي قُلْ عَلَى ثَلاَثَةٍ قُلْتُ عَلَى ثَلاَثَةٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَيْسَ مِنْهَا إِلاَّ شَافٍ كَافٍ إِنْ قُلْتَ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا مَا لَمْ تَخْتِمْ آيَةَ عَذَابٍ بِرَحْمَةٍ أَوْ آيَةَ رَحْمَةٍ بِعَذَابٍ  

[Machine] I read a verse and Ibn Mas'ud recited it differently, so I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Didn't you recite to me the verse like this and that?" He replied, "Yes." Then Ibn Mas'ud said, "Didn't you recite it to me like this and that?" He replied, "Yes, both of you are correct, excellent in recitation." I then asked him to teach me the Quran and he struck my chest and said, "O Ubayy bin Ka'b, I was taught the Quran, and I recited it to you precisely." I said, "On two letters." He asked, "On two letters or three?" The angel with me said, "On three." So I said, "On three," until it reached seven letters, from which there is no other interpretation except for 'Shafin' and 'Kafin' if I say 'Ghafur-ur-Rahim' or 'Samī`an `Alīman' or 'Alīman Samī`an'. Thus, Allah will continue to do so unless you end a verse of punishment with mercy or a verse of mercy with punishment.  

قَرَأْتُ آيَةً وَقَرَأَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ خِلَافَهَا فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَلَمْ تُقْرِئْنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ بَلَى فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَلَمْ تُقْرِئْنِيهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقَالَ بَلَى كِلَاكُمَا مُحْسِنٌ مُجْمِلٌ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَضَرَبَ صَدْرِي فَقَالَ يَا أُبَيُّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ إِنِّي أُقْرِئْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقُلْتُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ عَلَىحَرْفَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ؟ فَقَالَ الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي مَعِي عَلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ فَقُلْتُ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ لَيْسَ مِنْهَا إِلَّا شَافٍ كَافٍ إِنْ قُلْتَ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا أَوْ قُلْتَ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا أَوْ عَلِيمًا سَمِيعًا فَاللهُ كَذَلِكَ مَا لَمْ تَخْتِمْ آيَةَ عَذَابٍ بِرَحْمَةٍ أَوْ آيَةَ رَحْمَةٍ بِعَذَابٍ  

[Machine] I read a verse, and Ibn Mas'ud also read it differently. So we went to the Prophet ﷺ , and I said, "Didn't you read the verse like this and this?" He said, "Yes." Ibn Mas'ud said, "Didn't you read it like this and this?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Both of you are correct and beautifiers." I said, "Neither of us is better or more beautiful." He then struck my chest and said, "O Abu Bakr, was I not taught the Quran? Was it taught to me on one letter or two letters?" Then the angel who was with him said, "It was taught to you on two letters." So I said, "On two letters." Then it was asked, "On two letters or three?" So the angel with him said to me, "On three." So I said, "On three." This continued until it reached seven letters. Then the angel said, "There is nothing in it except for a shad and a kaf." I said, "Forgiving, Merciful, All-Knowing, Forbearing, All-Hearing, All-Knowing, Mighty, Wise." Similar to this, unless a verse ends with punishment and mercy, or mercy and punishment. And Ma'mar narrated it from Qatadah, and he sent it.  

قَرَأْتُ آيَةً وَقَرَأَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قِرَاءَةً خِلَافَهَا فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَلَمْ تُقْرِأْنِي آيَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَلَمْ تُقْرِأْنِيهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ كِلَاكُمَا مُحْسِنٌ مُجْمِلٌ قُلْتُ مَا كِلَانَا أَحْسَنَ وَلَا أَجْمَلَ قَالَ فَضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي وَقَالَ يَا أُبَيُّ أُقْرِئْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فَقِيلَ لِي عَلَى حَرْفٍ أَمَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ؟ فَقَالَ الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي مَعِي عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقِيلَ لِي عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ أَمْ ثَلَاثَةٍ؟ فَقَالَ لِيَ الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي مَعِي عَلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ فَقُلْتُ ثَلَاثَةٌ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ قَالَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا إِلَّا شَافٍ كَافٍ قُلْتُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ عَلَيْمٌ حَلِيمٌ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ نَحْوُ هَذَا مَا لَمْ يَخْتِمْ آيَةَ عَذَابٍ بِرَحْمَةٍ أَوْ رَحْمَةٍ بِعَذَابٍ وَرَوَاهُ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ فَأَرْسَلَهُ  

"قَرَأتُ آيَةً، وَقَرأَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ خِلاَفَهَا، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ فَقُلتُ: أَلَمْ تُقْرِئْنِى كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ: بَلَى، فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ: أَلَمْ تُقْرِئنِى كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ قَالَ: بَلَى كلاَكُمَا مُحْسِنٌ مُجْمِلٌ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: فَضَرَبَ فِى صدْري، وَقَالَ: يَا أُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ: إِنِّى أُقْرِئْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فِقِيلَ لي: عَلَى حَرْفٍ أَوْ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ، فَقَالَ الْمَلَكُ الَّذِى مَعِى عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ، فَقُلتُ: عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ، قَالَ: عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثَة، فَقَالَ الْمَلكُ الَّذِى مَعِى: عَلَى ثَلاَثَةٍ، فَقَالَ: عَلَى ثَلاَثَةٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ لَيْسَ مِنْهَا إلَّا شَافٍ كَافٍ إنْ قُلْتَ: غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا، أَوْ قُلتَ: سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا، أَوْ عَلِيمًا سَمِيعًا، فَالله كَذَلِكَ مَا لَمْ تَخْتِمْ آيةَ عَذَابٍ بِرَحْمَةٍ، أوْ آيَةَ رَحْمَةٍ بِعَذَابٍ".  

"A man asked Abdullah bin Mas'ud about this phrase: 'Ghairi asin' or is it Yasin? So he said: 'You can recite all of the Quran besides this [phrase]?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Indeed a people recite it, disbursing it like Ad-Daqqa are dispersed, without it passing their throats. Indeed I am aware of the surahs that are comparable which the Messenger of Allah would recite together.'" He said: "So we told Alqamah to ask him (what they were). He said: "Twenty surahs from the Mufassal from which the Prophet would combine, reciting every two Surah in a Rak'ah.'"  

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَرْفِ (غَيرِ آسِنٍ) أَوْ يَاسِنٍ قَالَ كُلَّ الْقُرْآنِ قَرَأْتَ غَيْرَ هَذَا الْحَرْفِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ إِنَّ قَوْمًا يَقْرَءُونَهُ يَنْثُرُونَهُ نَثْرَ الدَّقَلِ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ إِنِّي لأَعْرِفُ السُّوَرَ النَّظَائِرَ الَّتِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقْرِنُ بَيْنَهُنَّ قَالَ فَأَمَرْنَا عَلْقَمَةَ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ عِشْرُونَ سُورَةً مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَقْرِنُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ سُورَتَيْنِ فِي رَكْعَةٍ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ met Jibra'il and said: 'O Jibra'il! I have been sent to an illiterate nation among whom are the elderly woman, the old man, the boy and the girl, and the man who cannot read a book at all.' He said: 'O Muhammad! Indeed the Qur'an was revealed in seven modes.'"  

لَقِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جِبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ يَا جِبْرِيلُ إِنِّي بُعِثْتُ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ أُمِّيِّينَ مِنْهُمُ الْعَجُوزُ وَالشَّيْخُ الْكَبِيرُ وَالْغُلاَمُ وَالْجَارِيَةُ وَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَقْرَأْ كِتَابًا قَطُّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ وَأُمِّ أَيُّوبَ وَهِيَ امْرَأَةُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ وَسَمُرَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي جُهَيْمِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الصِّمَّةِ وَعَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَأَبِي بَكْرَةَ  

"لَقِىَ رَسُولُ الله جبْرِيلَ فَقَالَ: يَا جبْرِيلُ إِنَّى بُعِثْتُ إِلَى أُمَّة أُمِّيِّينَ مِنْهُمْ: الْعَجُوزُ، وَالشَّيْخُ الْكَبِيرُ، وَالْغُلاَمُ، وَالْجَارِيَةُ، وَالرَّجُلُ الَّذِى لَمْ يَقْرَأ كِتَابًا قَطُّ، قَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ".  

I heard Hishām ibn Ḥakīm b. Ḥizām recite Sūrat al-Furqān in the life of the Prophet ﷺ. I sought to hear his recitation as he used to recite it with a lot of ḥurūf (variant readings) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not recite to me. I almost intended to stop him in the prayer but I waited until he did taslīm. When he did taslīm... then ˹the narrator˺ mentioned ˹the rest of the ḥadīth˺ by meaning.  

سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ فِي حَيَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَاسْتَمَعْتُ لِقِرَاءَتِهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَى حُرُوفٍ كَثِيرَةٍ لَمْ يُقْرِئْنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَكِدْتُ أُسَاوِرُهُ فِي الصَّلاةِ فَنَظَرْتُ حَتَّى سَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

I (Ibn ʿAbbās) had memorized all of the Sunnah (traditions) except that: (1) I do not know whether or not the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited ˹anything˺ in Ẓuhr or ʿAṣr, and (2) I do not know how he used to recite this ḥarf: "and I have reached an old age..." ʿutiyyan or ʿusuyyan.  

قَدْ حَفِظْتُ السُّنَّةَ كُلَّهَا غَيْرَ أَنِّي لَا أَدْرِي أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ أَمْ لَا وَلا أَدْرِي كَيْفَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ {وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ الكِبَرِ عُتِيًّا} أَوْ {عُسُيًّا}۔  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Gabriel recited the Qur'an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different ways." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4991)  

سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ يَقْرَأُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَقْرَأَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَاجَعْتُهُ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَسْتَزِيدُهُ وَيَزِيدُنِي حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said that the Quran was revealed in seven different dialects, so whichever dialect you recite it in, you are correct. Therefore, do not dispute about it as arguing about it is disbelief.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْقُرْآنُ نَزَلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ عَلَى أَيِّ حَرْفٍ قَرَأْتُمْ فَقَدْ أَصَبْتُمْ فَلَاتَتَمَارَوْا فِيهِ فَإِنَّ الْمِرَاءَ فِيهِ كُفْرٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Quran was revealed in seven different dialects. Debating in the Quran is unbelief three times. So whatever you find is known in it, act upon it, and whatever you are ignorant of, refer it to the learned."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ الْمِرَاءُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ كُفْرٌ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَمَا عَرَفْتُمْ مِنْهُ فَاعْمَلُوا وَمَا جَهِلْتُمْ مِنْهُ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى عَالِمِهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "The Quran was revealed with seven different modes of recitation, and differences in the Quran are disbelief three times. Whatever you are familiar with, act upon it, and whatever you are unaware of, refer it to those who possess knowledge."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَالْمِرَاءُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ كُفْرٌ ثَلَاثًا مَا عَرَفْتُمْ مِنْهُ فَاعْمَلُوا بِهِ وَمَا جَهِلْتُمْ مِنْهُ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى عَالِمِهِ»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Quran was revealed in seven dialects. Differences of opinion within the Quran constitute disbelief."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ الْمِرَاءُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ كُفْرٌ»  

"إِنَّ الْقُرآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ، فلاَ تَمَارَوْا فِى القُرْآنِ، والْمِرَاءُ فِيِه كُفْرٌ".  

"إِنَّ الْقُرآنَ أُنزِلَ عَلىَ سَبْعَة أَحْرُفِ، فَأَىَّ ذَلِكَ قَرأتُمْ فَقَدْ أَصَبْتُمْ، فلَا تَمارَوْا فِيهِ، فَإِنَّ المِرَاءَ فِيهِ كُفْرٌ ".  

"اقرءُوا القرآن عَلَى سبعة أحرفٍ، فأيُّمَا قرأتم أصَبتُمْ ولا تَمَارَوْا فيه؛ فإِنَّ المِرَاء فيه كُفْرُ".  

"إِنَّ هذا القرآن أُنْزِل على سبعةِ أَحْرف، فَأَىَّ ذلك قَرأتُمْ فَقَدْ أَصبتم، فلا تَمَارَوْا فِيهِ، فإِنَّ المِراءَ فيه كُفْرٌ".  

"إِنَّ هذا القرآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سبعة أَحْرفٍ، فلا تَمَارَوْا فيه، فإنَّ المِرَاءَ فيه كُفْرٌ".  

[Machine] Amr ibn al-As heard a man reciting a verse from the Quran, so he asked, "Who taught you this?" The man replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught it to me." Amr ibn al-As and the man went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and one of them said, "O Messenger of Allah, this verse says such and such," and recited it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "That is how it was revealed." Then the other person recited the same verse to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, is it not like this?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "That is how it was revealed." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "Indeed, the Quran was revealed with seven different modes of recitation, so whichever of these you have recited, you are correct. Do not dispute over it, for argumentation over the Quran is disbelief or a verse of disbelief."  

سَمِعَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأُ آيَةً مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَهَا؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَدْ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى غَيْرِ هَذَا فَذَهَبَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ آيَةُ كَذَا وَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَرَأَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ فَقَالَ الْآخَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ هَكَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَأَيَّ ذَلِكَ قَرَأْتُمْ فَقَدْ أَصَبْتُمْ وَلَا تَمَارَوْا فِيهِ فَإِنَّ الْمِرَاءَ فِيهِ كُفْرٌ أَوْ آيَةُ الْكُفْرِ  

[Machine] Two men disagreed about a verse from the Quran. One said, "I received this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ," and the other said, "I received it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." So they asked the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "The Quran is recited in seven different ways, so do not dispute in the Quran, for dispute in the Quran is disbelief."  

أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ اخْتَلَفَا فِي آيَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ هَذَا تَلَقَّيْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ تَلَقَّيْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ الْقُرْآنُ يُقْرَأُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَلَا تُمَارُوا فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَإِنَّ مِرَاءً فِي الْقُرْآنِ كُفْرٌ  

[Machine] I heard Mu'awiyah deliver a sermon on this pulpit, saying, "Learn that there is no obstacle to what Allah gives, no giver of what Allah withholds, and the one who seeks good through Allah will be granted understanding in religion." I heard these words from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on these occasions.  

سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ تَعَلَّمُنَّ أَنَّهُ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَى وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعَ اللهُ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْهُ الْجَدُّ مَنْ يُرِدِ اللهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ سَمِعْتُ هَذِهِ الْأَحْرُفَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْأَعْوَادِ  

[Machine] I heard Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan giving a sermon in Madinah, saying, "You should know, O people, that there is no withholder for what Allah gives, and no giver for what Allah withholds. And no one benefits from striving hard in the cause of Allah, except the one whom Allah intends good for and grants understanding in religion." I heard these words from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on these occasions.  

سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ يَخْطُبُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ يَقُولُ لَتَعْلَمُنَّ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنَّهُ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَى اللهُ وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعَ اللهُ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْهُ الْجَدُّ مَنْ يُرِدِ اللهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ سَمِعْتُ هَذِهِ الْأَحْرُفَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْأَعْوَادِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah ﷻ revealed the Quran in seven different dialects, all of which are knowledgeable, wise, forgiving, and merciful."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَنْزَلَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Quran was revealed in seven dialects, all of them knowledgeable, wise, forgiving, and merciful."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا