Hadith 824
This hadith is listed as number 1916 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ ، قَالَ : قَدِمْنَا الشَّامَ ، فَأَتَانَا أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ ، فَقَالَ : " أَفِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ يَقْرَأُ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، أَنَا ، قَالَ : " فَكَيْفَ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى سورة الليل آية 1 ؟ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ 0 وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى وَالذَّكَرِ وَالأُنْثَى 0 ، قَالَ : وَأَنَا وَاللَّهِ هَكَذَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَؤُهَا ، وَلَكِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ ، وَمَا خَلَقَ فَلَا أُتَابِعُهُمْ " .
'Alqama reported. We went to Syria and Abu Darda' came to us and said: Is there anyone among you who recites according to the recitation of 'Abdullah? I said: Yes, it is I. He again said: How did you hear 'Abdullah reciting this verse: (wa'l-lail-i-idha yaghsha = when the night covers)? He ('Alqama) said: I heard him reciting it (like this) (wa'l-lail-i-idha yaghsha) wa-dhakar wal untha = when the night covers and the males and the females). Upon this he said: By Allah, I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting in this way, but they (the Muslims of Syria) desire us to recite: (wa ma khalaqa), but I do not yield to their desire.
