Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
باب أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ
Chapter: ’Allah Revealed The Qur’an According To Seven Ahruf’.
4 hadith · references 1475–1478
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Abu Dawud · 1475إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُUmar bin al-Khattab said: I heard Hisham bin Hakim (b. Hizam) reciting Surah al-Furqan in a different manner from my way of reciting, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had taught me to recite it. I nearly spoke sharply to him6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1476حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، قَالَ : قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ : إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ الْأَحْرُفُ فِي الْأَمْرِ الْوَاحِدِ لَيْسَ تَخْتَلِفُ فِي حَلَAl-Zuhri said: These modes of reading aimed at the same point, not different in respect of lawful and unlawful.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1477يَا أُبَيُّ ، إِنِّي أُقْرِئْتُ الْقُرْآنَ ، فَقِيلَ لِي : عَلَى حَرْفٍ أَوْ حَرْفَيْنِ ؟ ، فَقَالَ الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي مَعِي : قُلْ : عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ ، قُلْتُ : عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ ، فَقِيلَ لِي : عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَUbayy bin Kab reported: The Prophet ﷺ said: "Ubayy, I was asked to recite the Quran and I was asked: 'In one mode or two modes?' The angel that accompanied me said: 'Say, in two modes', I said: 'In two modes', I was aske6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1478فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ ، قَالَ :أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيUbayy bin Kab said: The Prophet ﷺ was present at the pool of Banu Ghifar, Gabriel came to him and said: "Allah has commanded you to make your community read (the Quran) in one harf. He (the Prophet) said: 'I beg Allah Hi7 narrators