Hadith 4008

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ : أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ : " نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا : سُورَةَ أَنْزَلْنَاهَا وَفَرَضْنَاهَا " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ : يَعْنِي مُخَفَّفَةً حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَى هَذِهِ الآيَاتِ .
Narrated Aishah: The revelation came down to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he recited to is: "A surah which We have sent down and which We have ordained (faradnaha)" Abu Dawud said: The letter ra (r) is the word faradnaha has short vowel a (with out doubling of consonant r), and then he reached the verses after this verse.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الحروف والقراءات / 4008
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح الإسناد  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح, انظر الحديث الآتي (4735)
Hadith Takhrij « تفرد بہ أبو داود، (تحفة الأشراف: 16878) (صحیح الإسناد) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This verse is at the beginning of Surah An-Nur. In the well-known recitation (qira’ah) of the majority, "faradnaha" is used, and its meaning is: We have made it obligatory.
Whereas in the recitation of Ibn Kathir and Abu ‘Amr, with the shaddah (emphasis) on the letter ra (فَرَّضْنَاهَا), the meaning is: We have made it thoroughly clear and detailed.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4008