The readings

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he used to recite these words as "qulubuna ghulufun" (Our hearts are coverings), that is, he recited it heavy (with full vowels), meaning: they are vessels of wisdom; that is, how could they be taught, when our hearts are vessels of wisdom, that is, they are vessels of wisdom.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Sulayman bin Arqam, who is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Two men of the Ansar recited a surah which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had taught the two of them, and they used to recite it. One night the two of them stood praying (with it), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is among what has been abrogated or caused to be forgotten, so leave it aside." The narrator says: Al-Zuhri used to recite this verse as: "Whatever verse We abrogate or cause to be forgotten," that is, he recited the "nun" with a dammah and without doubling.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Sulayman bin Arqam, who is matruk (abandoned).

Amr bin Rafi', the freed slave of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), narrates that he used to write copies of the Qur'an in the time of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He narrates: Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) had me write a copy of the Qur'an and said: "When you reach this verse of Surah al-Baqarah, do not write it until you first bring it to me; I will dictate it to you just as I memorised it from the mouth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." The narrator says: When I reached that place, I brought the sheet on which I was to write that verse, and Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Write: 'Guard the prayers, and the middle prayer, and the Asr prayer, and stand before Allah Almighty in humble devotion.'"
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Abu Khalid al-Kinani reports about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to recite it as: "al-Hayy al-Qayyam" (the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all).
Al-Tabarani recorded it; I do not know the narrator named Abu Khalid, and the remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "And We prescribed for them therein that a life is for a life and an eye for an eye." The narrator says: That is, in it the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the word "al-nafs" with a fathah and the word "al-'ayn" with a dammah.
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Abu Dawud recorded this narration, but he did not record the words: he recited the word "al-nafs" with a fathah and the word "al-'ayn" with a "dammah".
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except Abu Ali bin Yazid, who is thiqah (trustworthy).

Mas'ud bin Yazid al-Kindi narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was teaching a man to recite. That man recited this verse: "Charities are only for the poor and the needy," that is, he recited it in the "mursal" way (without prolongation). Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah did not teach it to me like this." The man asked: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman! How did he teach it to you?" Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "He taught it to me like this: 'Charities are only for the poor and the needy'," and then he prolonged it.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to recite this verse as: "majraha wa mursaha" (its course and its anchorage).
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyidah Aishah al-Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse as: "Indeed, he did a deed that is not righteous."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Humayd bin al-Azraq, whom I do not know, and the remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Shaqiq narrates: We were with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and we recited: "hita lak" (Come here). Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "No! Recite 'hayta lak'. We have asked about that, and that I recite as I was taught is dearer to me."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "And the one who has knowledge of the Book."
Abu Ya'la recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Sulayman bin Arqam, who is matruk (abandoned).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he recited this verse: "Wherever he is directed, he will not bring any good."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Yahya bin Abd al-Hamid al-Himmani, who is da'if (weak).

Al-A'mash narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite this verse: "And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain is munqati' (broken), and its chain contains a narrator, Yahya al-Himmani, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "fi 'aynin hami'ah" (in a spring of dark mud).
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir from his teacher al-Walid bin al-Abbas al-Misri, whom al-Daraqutni (may Allah have mercy on him) declared da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I have memorised the whole Sunnah, but I do not know how this word in the Qur'an is to be recited: whether "wa qad balaghtu mina al-kibari 'utiyya" (and I have reached extreme old age) is to be recited, or it is to be recited "'usiyya."
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Tamim bin Hadhlam narrates: I recited the whole Qur'an before Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he corrected me in only two places. I had recited "wa kullun atawhu dakhirin" (and all came to Him humbled), and he said: "wa kullun aatawhu dakhirin" (and all will come to Him humbled). And I had recited "hatta idha istay'asa al-rusulu wa zannu annahum qad kudhibu" (until, when the messengers despaired and thought that they had been lied to), and he recited: "wa zannu annahum qad kudhdhibu" (and thought that they had been denied).
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he recited this verse: "Rather, I marvelled, while they mock."
Al-Tabarani recorded it from his teacher Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Sa'id bin Abi Maryam, who is da'if (weak), and its chain is munqati' (broken).

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "Yes! Rather, My verses came to you, and you denied them and you were arrogant."
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Asim al-Jahdari, who is a scholar of the Qur'an (a reciter). Al-Dhahabi says: His readings are shadhdh (irregular), and in his reading there are munkar (objectionable) things. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy), though some of them have weakness, and Asim did not hear from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite these verses: "'ala rafarifa khudrin wa 'abaqiriyya hisan" (reclining on green cushions and beautiful carpets).
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Asim al-Jahdari, about whom the discussion has already passed in the hadith before this one.

Sayyiduna Qutbah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recite: "wa al-nakhla basiqat" (and tall date palms), that is, with the letter "sad."
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: This word is mentioned in the "Sahih" and in other books with the letter "sin" (that is, "wa al-nakhla basiqat").
Al-Bazzar recorded it from his teacher Ubaydullah bin Muhammad bin Subayh, and I do not know him; the remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "fa-ruhun wa rayhan" (then rest and fragrance).
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Saghir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I recited Surah al-Waqi'ah before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When I reached the place "fa-rawhun wa rayhan" (then rest and fragrance), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Ibn Umar!"
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat with the same chain as that of the report before it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse:
"fa-sharibuna shurba al-him"
"They will drink as thirsty camels drink."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat.

Al-A'mash narrates: I heard Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) say about the saying of Allah Almighty "wa aqwamu qila" (and more upright in speech): it can also be "wa asdaqu" (and more truthful). It was said to him: But you recite "wa aqwamu." He said: "Aqwam" and "asdaq" have one and the same meaning.
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and Abu Ya'la recorded something similar, except that he transmitted these words: "wa aswabu qila" (and more correct in speech), and he said that aqwam, aswab, ahya and other words like these have one and the same meaning. In it, al-A'mash did not say "I heard Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him)." The narrators of Abu Ya'la are the narrators of the Sahih, and the narrators of al-Bazzar are thiqat (trustworthy).
(Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Other hadiths of this kind have already passed in the chapter relating to their respective surahs.