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'Allāh Revealed The Qur'an According To Seven Ahraf[1]

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8. (The Book Of

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الحديث: 1478 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 76

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1478. It was reported from Ibn Abī Lailā, from Ubayy bin Ka'b, that the Prophet ﷺ was once at a body of water belonging to Banū Ghiffār when Jibra'il came to him and said: "Allāh, all Glory and Honor is to Him, commands you to recite the Qur'ān to your nation in one Harf." He replied: "I seek Allāh's protection and forgiveness! My nation cannot handle that." So he came to him a second time, and mentioned a similar statement, until he reached seven Ahruf. He said: "Allāh commands you to recite the Qur'ān to your nation in seven Ahruf. So whichever Harf they recite in, they have recited correctly." (Saḥīḥ)

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1478 - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ عِنْدَ أَضَاةِ بَنِي غِفَارٍ، فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ، قَالَ: «أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ، أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ»، ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ ثَانِيَةً فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ هَذَا حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ، قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ، فَأَيُّمَا حَرْفٍ قَرَءُوا عَلَيْهِ، فَقَدْ أَصَابُوا»

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