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Collection Of What Was Narrated Concerning The Qur'ân

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Darussalam · Volume 2

11. The Book Of TheCommencement Of ThePrayer

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الحديث: 939 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 152

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940. It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka'b that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was by a pond belonging to Banu Ghifār when Jibrīl, peace be upon him, came to him and said: "Allāh commands you to teach your Ummah the Qur'an 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: "Allāh commands you to teach your Ummah the Qur'an 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: "Allāh commands you to teach your Ummah the Qur'an 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: "Allāh commands you to teach your Ummah the Qur'an with seven ways of recitation, and whichever way they recite it will be correct." (Sahih) Abū 'Abdur-Raḥmān said: Al-Ḥakam was contradicted in this narration; Maṣṣur bin Al-Mu'tamir contradicted him. He reported it from Mujāhid, from 'Ubaid bin 'Umair in Mursal form.

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939 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ غُنْدَرٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ أَبِي بْنِ كَعْبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ عِنْدَ أَضَاةِ بَنِي غِفَارٍ، فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنَّ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ. قَالَ: «أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ، وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ». ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ. قَالَ: «أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ، وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ». ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَحْرُفٍ. فَقَالَ: «أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ، وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ». ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ 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 مُرْسَلًا

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