صحيح مسلم
Muslim
باب بَيَانِ أَنَّ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَبَيَانِ مَعْنَاهُ:Chapter: The clarification that the Qur’an was revealed in seven ahruf (modes of recitation), and clarifying its meaning
Hadith 820
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً ، أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ آخَرُ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قَرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ ، فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا الصَّلَاةَ ، دَخَلْنَا جَمِيعًا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنَّ هَذَا قَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً ، أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ، وَدَخَلَ آخَرُ فَقَرَأَ سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ ، فَأَمَرَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَرَءَا فَحَسَّنَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَأْنَهُمَا ، فَسَقَطَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنَ التَّكْذِيبِ وَلَا إِذْ كُنْتُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا قَدْ غَشِيَنِي ، ضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي ، فَفِضْتُ عَرَقًا وَكَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَرَقًا ، فَقَالَ لِي : يَا أُبَيُّ ، " أُرْسِلَ إِلَيَّ أَنِ اقْرإِ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ ، فَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي ، فَرَدَّ إِلَيَّ الثَّانِيَةَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ ، فَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي ، فَرَدَّ إِلَيَّ الثَّالِثَةَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ ، فَلَكَ بِكُلِّ رَدَّةٍ رَدَدْتُكَهَا مَسْأَلَةٌ تَسْأَلُنِيهَا ، فَقُلْتُ : اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي ، وَأَخَّرْتُ الثَّالِثَةَ لِيَوْمٍ يَرْغَبُ إِلَيَّ الْخَلْقُ كُلُّهُمْ حَتَّى إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ " .
Ubayy bin Ka'b reported: I was in the mosque when a man entered and prayed and recited (the Qur'an) in a style to which I objected. Then another man entered (the mosque) and recited in a style different from that of his companion. When we had finished the prayer, we all went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said to him: This man recited in a style to which I objected, and the other entered and recited in a style different from that of his companion. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked them to recite and so they recited, and the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) expressed approval of their affairs (their modes of recitation). and there occurred In my mind a sort of denial which did not occur even during the Days of Ignorance. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw how I was affected (by a wrong idea), he struck my chest, whereupon I broke into sweating and felt as though I were looking at Allah with fear. He (the Holy Prophet) said to me: Ubayy. a message was sent to me to recite the Qur'an in one dialect, and I replied: Make (things) easy for my people. It was conveyed to me for the second time that it should be recited in two dialects. I again replied to him: Make affairs easy for my people. It was again conveyed to me for the third time to recite in seven dialects And (I was further told): You have got a seeking for every reply that I sent you, which you should seek from Me. I said: O Allah! forgive my people, forgive my people, and I have deferred the third one for the day on which the entire creation will turn to me, including even Ibrahim (peace be upon him) (for intercession).
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عِيسَى ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، أَخْبَرَنِي أُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، إِذْ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَصَلَّى فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً ، وَاقْتَصَّ الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ نُمَيْرٍ .
Ubayy bin Ka'b reported that he was sitting in a mosque that a person entered it and he observed prayer, and made recitation, the rest of the hadith is the same.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Suqita fi nafsi min at-takdhib wa la idh kuntu fil-jahiliyyah:
When the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) praised the recitation of both men, Satan cast such a strong and intense whispering of denial into my heart that never before, even during the period of ignorance (jahiliyyah), had such a severe whispering arisen in my heart.
(2)
Daraba fi sadri:
(When the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) perceived the state of my heart from my face,
in order to remove the satanic whispering and the doubt and suspicion about the truth that it had created in my heart,)
he struck his hand upon my chest,
so that I might attain reassurance and tranquility.
(3)
Fafidtu ‘araqan:
Then, out of fear and awe of Allah, I became drenched in sweat,
and all my astonishment and anxiety vanished, and my heart became firmly settled upon the truthfulness of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
(4)
Mas’alatun tas’aluniha:
For every request and every supplication, you may ask for one supplication,
the acceptance of which is definite and certain.
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made this request three times.
Therefore, twice he supplicated for forgiveness for his ummah, and the third request he reserved for the Greatest Intercession (Shafa‘at Kubra) on the Day of Resurrection.
Benefits and Issues:
In this hadith, the first instance has been disregarded because in that instance Jibril (alayhis salam) had come, and later, upon the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) questioning,
he would go and return with the answer.
When counting forward, the mention is made of the fourth coming.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Suqita fi nafsi min at-takdhib wa la idh kuntu fil-jahiliyyah:
When the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) praised the recitation of both men, Satan cast such a strong and intense whispering of denial into my heart that never before, even during the period of ignorance (jahiliyyah), had such a severe whispering arisen in my heart.
(2)
Daraba fi sadri:
(When the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) perceived the state of my heart from my face,
in order to remove the satanic whispering and the doubt and suspicion about the truth that it had created in my heart,)
he struck his hand upon my chest,
so that I might attain reassurance and tranquility.
(3)
Fafidtu ‘araqan:
Then, out of fear and awe of Allah, I became drenched in sweat,
and all my astonishment and anxiety vanished, and my heart became firmly settled upon the truthfulness of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
(4)
Mas’alatun tas’aluniha:
For every request and every supplication, you may ask for one supplication,
the acceptance of which is definite and certain.
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made this request three times.
Therefore, twice he supplicated for forgiveness for his ummah, and the third request he reserved for the Greatest Intercession (Shafa‘at Kubra) on the Day of Resurrection.
Benefits and Issues:
In this hadith, the first instance has been disregarded because in that instance Jibril (alayhis salam) had come, and later, upon the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) questioning,
he would go and return with the answer.
When counting forward, the mention is made of the fourth coming.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1904
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
942. Commentary: Whenever there is a difference of opinion regarding any issue, one should refer back to Allah and His Messenger, that is, seek guidance from the Qur’an and Sunnah; one should not rely on personal reasoning (ijtihad) and conjectures.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 942
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1477. Commentary: This narration is authentic according to Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah. However, in the latter verses, the concession to alter the Divine Attributes was granted only to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. No one from the Ummah has this right. It is obligatory to adhere to the established and mutawatir (mass-transmitted) recitation proven from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1477
