English translation
6936. ‘Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb said: I heard Hishām bin Al-Hākīm reciting Sūrat Al-Furqān during the lifetime of Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ. I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited it in several different ways which Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ had not taught me. So I was about to jump over him during his Ṣalāt (prayer) but I waited till he finished his Ṣalāt (prayer) whereupon I put, either his upper garment or my upper garment around his neck and seized him by it and asked him, “Who has taught you this Sūrah?” He replied, “Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ has taught it to me.” I said (to him), “You have told a lie! By Allāh, Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ has taught me this Sūrah which I have heard you reciting.” So I dragged him to Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ. I said, “O Allāh’s Messenger I have heard this man reciting Sūrat Al-Furqān in a way in which you have not taught me, and you did teach me Sūrat Al-Furqān.” On that Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said, “O ‘Umar, release him! Recite, O
(1) (Ch.8) Either of the two groups will consider (themselves) on the right and their opponents is on the wrong.
Hishām". So Hishām recited before him in the way as I had heard him reciting. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "It has been revealed like this." Then Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "Recite, O 'Umar". So I recited it. The Prophet ﷺ said, "It has been revealed like this." And then he added, "This Qur'an has been revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite it whichever way is easier for you." [See Vol.6, Hadīth No.4992]
Arabic text
6936 - قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ: حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ المِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ، وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَبْدٍ القَارِيَّ، أَخْبَرَاهُ: أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا عُمَرَ بْنَ الخَطَّابِ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمٍ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الفُرْقَانِ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَاسْتَمَعْتُ لِقِرَاءَتِهِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ يَقْرَؤُهَا عَلَى حُرُوفٍ كَثِيرَةٍ لَمْ يُقْرِئْنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَذَلِكَ، فَكِدْتُ أُسَاوِرُهُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ، فَانْتَظَرْتُهُ حَتَّى سَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ لَبَّبْتُهُ بِرِدَائِهِ أَوْ بِرِدَائِي، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ؟ قَالَ: أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قُلْتُ لَهُ: كَذَبْتَ، فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقْرَأَنِي هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُكَ تَقْرَؤُهَا، فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَقُودُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ هَذَا يَقْرَأُ بِسُورَةِ الفُرْقَانِ عَلَى حُرُوفٍ لَمْ تُقْرِئْنِيهَا، وَأَنْتَ أَقْرَأْتَنِي سُورَةَ الفُرْقَانِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَرْسِلْهُ يَا عُمَرُ، اقْرَأْ يَا هِشَامُ» فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ القِرَاءَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَؤُهَا، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْرَأْ يَا عُمَرُ» فَقَرَأْتُ، فَقَالَ: «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا القُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ، فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ»
