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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: 936 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 150

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937. It was narrated from Ibn Makhramah that 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb, may Allâh be pleased with him, said: "I heard Hishâm bin Hākīm bin Hīzām reciting: Sûrat Al-Furqân, in a way that the Prophet of Allâh ﷺ had not taught me. I said: 'Who taught you this Sûrah?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.' I said: 'You are lying; the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ did not teach you like that.' I took him by the hand and brought him to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, you taught me Sûrat Al-Furqân, but I heard this man reciting it in a way that you did not teach me.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Recite, O Hishām.' So he recited it as he had recited it (before). The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'It was revealed like this.' Then he said: 'Recite, O Umar.' So I recited it, and he said: 'It was revealed like this.' Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'The Qur'ān was revealed to be recited in seven different modes.'" (Sahīh)

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936 - أَخْبَرَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ ابْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمِ بْنَ حِزَامٍ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ، فَقَرَأَ فِيهَا حُرُوفًا لَمْ يَكُنْ نَبِيُّ اللَّهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا، قُلْتُ: مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ؟ قَالَ: رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قُلْتُ: كَذَبْتَ. مَا هَكَذَا أَقْرَأَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ أَقُودُهُ إِلَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولِ اللَّهُ، إِنَّكَ أَقْرَأْتَنِي سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ، وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ هَذَا يَقْرَأُ فِيهَا حُرُوفًا لَمْ تَكُنْ أَقْرَأْتَنِيهَا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْرَأْ يَا هِشَامُ». فَقَرَأَ كَمَا كَانَ يَقْرَأُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ». ثُمَّ قَالَ «اقْرَأْ يَا عُمَرُ». فَقَرَأْتُ فَقَالَ: «هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ». ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ»

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    [1] Al-Qiyamah 75:18.

Commentary

The Companions of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ consisted of people who had various dialects. Since the Prophet ﷺ was of the Quraysh, the Qur'ān was revealed in the dialect of the Quraysh. But when the circle of his adherents expanded, the non-Qurayshites encountered hardships in the recitation of the Qur'ān. Therefore, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ sought Allāh's permission to recite the Qur'ān in other dialects also, and permission was granted to him. (Sahīh Muslim, The Traveller's prayer, Hadīth 819, 820, 821). Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had been familiar with all the dialects and modes of pronunciation. He used to teach every individual in his own particular dialect. All the people were then made to adhere to the Qurayshite dialect. All other dialects were ended because the Qur'ān had originally descended in the Qurayshite mode.