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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: 940 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 153

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941. It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka'b said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ taught me a Sūrah, 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 Sūrah?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.' I said: 'Stay with me until we go to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.' So we came to him and I said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, this man recites a Sûrah that you taught me differently.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Recite, O Ubayy.' So I recited it, and the Messenger of Allâh 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 Allâh ﷺ said to him: 'You have done well.' Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'O Ubayy, the Qur'ân has been revealed with seven different modes of recitation, all of which are good and sound.'" (Hasan) Abû 'Abdur-Rahmân said: Ma'qil bin 'Ubaidullâh is not that strong.

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940 - أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرِ بْنُ نُفَيْلٍ قَالَ: قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَعْقِلِ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ: أَقْرَأَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُورَةً فَبَيْنَا أَنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ جَالِسٌ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا يَقْرَؤُهَا يُخَالِفُ قِرَاءَتِي فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: مَنْ عَلَّمَكَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ؟ فَقَالَ: رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. فَقُلْتُ: لَا تُفَارِقْنِي حَتَّى نَأْتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، هَذَا خَالَفَ قِرَاءَتِي فِي السُّورَةَ الَّتِي عَلَّمْتَنِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْرَأْ يَا أُبَيُّ». فَقَرَأْتُهَا، فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَحْسَنْتَ». ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ: «اقْرَأْ». فَقَرَأَ فَخَالَفَ قِرَاءَتِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَحْسَنْتَ». ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا أُبَيُّ إِنَّهُ أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ كُلُّهُنَّ شَافٍ كَافٍ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: مَعْقِلُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ بِذَلِكَ الْقَوِيِّ

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