Sahih al-Bukhari 4992

Hadith text

Narrated `Umar bin Al-Khattab:I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited in several different ways which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had not taught me. I was about to jump over him during his prayer, but I controlled my temper, and when he had completed his prayer, I put his upper garment around his neck and seized him by it and said, "Who taught you this Sura which I heard you reciting?" He replied, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught it to me." I said, "You have told a lie, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has taught it to me in a different way from yours." So I dragged him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said (to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)), "I heard this person reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a way which you haven't taught me!" On that Allah's Apostle said, "Release him, (O `Umar!) Recite, O Hisham!" Then he recited in the same way as I heard him reciting. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It was revealed in this way," and added, "Recite, O `Umar!" I recited it as he had taught me. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said, "It was revealed in this way. This Qur'an has been revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite of it whichever (way) is easier for you (or read as much of it as may be easy for you)

Umar bin Al-Khattab bataate hain: Maine Hisham bin Hakim ko Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ki zindagi mein Surah Al-Furqan padhte suna, aur maine dhyaan se unki qiraat suni aur dekha ke wo kayi alag alag tareekon mein padh rahe the jo Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne mujhe nahi sikhaaye the. Main unki namaz ke dauraan unpar tootne hi wala tha, magar maine apna gussa qaabu kiya, aur jab unhone apni namaz poori kar li, to maine unki chaadar unki gardan mein lapet kar unhein pakad liya aur kaha, 'Kisne tumhein ye Surah sikhaayi jo maine tumhein padhte suna?' Unhone jawab diya, 'Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne mujhe sikhaayi.' Maine kaha, 'Tumne jhoot bola, kyunke Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne mujhe ise tumse alag tareeke se sikhaaya hai.' To main unhein khainch kar Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke paas le gaya aur (unse) kaha, 'Maine is shaks ko Surah Al-Furqan aise padhte suna hai jo aapne mujhe nahi sikhaaya!' Isper Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Ise chhod do, Aye Umar! Padho, Aye Hisham!' Phir unhone waisa hi padha jaisa maine unhein padhte suna tha. Phir Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Ye isi tarah naazil hui thi,' aur kaha, 'Padho, Aye Umar!' Maine ise waisa padha jaisa unhone mujhe sikhaaya tha. Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne phir farmaya, 'Ye isi tarah bhi naazil hui thi. Ye Quran saat alag alag tareekon mein padhe jaane ke liye naazil hua hai, isliye jo tareeka tumhein aasan lage usi mein padho.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 4992 · Book 66, Hadith 14