سنن نسائی · Hadith 943

‘Urwah bin Az-Zubair narrated that Al-Miswar bin Makhramah and ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Abdul-Qari’ told him that they heard ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab say: “I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Sarat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم so I listened to his recitation and he was reciting it in a way that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم had not taught me. I was about to jump on him while he was still praying, but I Waited patiently until he said the Salam (at the end of the prayer). When he had said the Salam I grabbed him by his garment and Said: ‘Who taught you this Sarah that I heard you reciting?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم taught me it.’ I said: ‘You are lying, by Allah! the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم is the one who taught me this Sarah that I heard you reciting.’ I took him to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, I heard this man reciting Si Al-Furqan in a way that you did not teach me, but you taught me Sarat Al-Furqan.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Let him go, ‘Umar. Recite, Hisham.’ So he recited it to him in the way that I had heard him recite. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘It was revealed like this.’ Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Recite, ‘Umar.’ So I recited it in the way that he had taught me. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘It was revealed like this.’ Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘This Qur’an has been revealed to be recited in seven different modes, so recite as much of the Qur’an as may be easy for you.” (Sahih).

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