Hadith 277

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمٍ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَؤُهَا ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا ، فَأَخَذْتُ بِثَوْبِهِ ، فَذَهَبْتُ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَأْتَنِيهَا ، فَقَالَ : " اقْرَأْ " ، فَقَرَأَ الْقِرَاءَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : " هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي : " اقْرَأْ " فَقَرَأْتُ ، فَقَالَ : " هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ ، إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ ، فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ " .
Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once I heard Hisham bin Hakeem reciting Surah Furqan in prayer. He was reciting such words in it that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had not taught me. I caught hold of his hand and brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! You yourself taught me Surah Furqan, and I have heard him reciting it in such words which you did not teach me? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told Hisham to recite it. He recited it in the same way as I had heard him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This Surah has been revealed in this way." Then he said to me: Umar! You also recite. So I recited it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has been revealed in this way also." After that, he said: "Indeed, this Qur'an has been revealed upon seven modes of recitation, so recite in whichever is easy for you."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 277
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 2419، م: 818