سنن نسائی · Hadith 941

It was narrated from Ibn Makhramah that ‘Umar bin Al Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “I heard Hisham bin Uakim bin Uizam reciting: Suirat Al-Furqan, in a way that the Prophet of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم had not taught me. I said: ‘Who taught you this Sarah?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم.’ I said: ‘You are lying; the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم g did not teach you like that.’ I took him by the hand and brought him to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, you taught me Suirat Al-Furqan, but I heard this man reciting it in a way that you did not teach me.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Recite, Hisham.’ So he recited it as he had recited it (before). The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘It was revealed like this.’ Then he said: ‘Recite, ‘Umar.’ So I recited it, and he said: ‘It was revealed like this.’ Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘The Qur’an was revealed to be recited in seven different modes.” (Sahih)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020