Narrated Ibn al-Musayyab: The Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman used to read "maliki yawmid-din (master of the Day of Judgment)". The first to read maliki yawmid-din was Marwan. Abu Dawud said: This is sounder that the tradition which transmitted by al-Zuhri from Anas, and al-Zuhri from Salim, from his father (Ibn Umar).
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الحروف والقراءات / 4000
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف الإسناد | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, ترمذي (2928), الزهري عنعن وسعيد لم يدرك أبا بكر رضي اللّٰه عنه فالخبر منقطع, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 142
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: This narration has a weak chain of transmission. The meaning of "Malik" is the possessor of ownership, and the meaning of "Malik" (with a different vowel) is king.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4000