حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى ، عَنْ مَالِك ، عَنْ
ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ
عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ
عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِيِّ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ
عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ ، عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَؤُهَا ، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا ، فَكِدْتُ أَنْ أَعْجَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَمْهَلْتُهُ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ ، ثُمَّ لَبَّبْتُهُ بِرِدَائِهِ فَجِئْتُ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ هَذَا يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَأْتَنِيهَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَرْسِلْهُ " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : اقْرَأْ يَا هِشَامُ ، فَقَرَأَ الْقِرَاءَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي : اقْرَأْ فَقَرَأْتُهَا ، فَقَالَ : " هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ إِنَّ
هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ ، فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ "
It is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Abdul Qari that I heard Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, saying: I heard Hisham bin Hizam reciting Surah Furqan in a manner different from the way I recite it, and it was the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who taught me this Surah. I was about to hasten and express anger towards him, but I remained silent until he finished the prayer. Then I took him by his cloak, brought him to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Messenger of Allah, I heard him reciting Surah Furqan in a manner different from the way you taught me. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Let him go," then said to him: "Recite." So Hisham recited in the same way as I had heard him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "This Surah was revealed in this way." Then he said to me: "You recite." So I recited. Then he said: "The Noble Qur'an was revealed upon seven modes, so recite in whichever is easiest for you."