It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): I heard a man recite a verse of the Book of Allah, while I had heard it from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) differently (in another way). So I took him by the hand and brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I saw that the colour of the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed (because of this disagreement); then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Both of you are doing well (are correct), and do not differ over it (the Qur'an), for when those before you fell into disagreement over it, they were destroyed." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the destruction (of earlier nations).
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند عبد الله بن مسعود / 5262
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
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