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Sahih al-Bukhari 7550 (Book 97, Hadith 175) #7252
Reciting the Quran in Different Ways

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) teaching Hisham bin Hakim to recite Surat-al-Furqan in a way that was different from what Umar bin Al-Khattab had been taught. The Prophet (PBUH) then explained that the Qur'an can be recited in seven different ways.

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat-al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, I listened to his recitation and noticed that he was reciting in a way that Allah's Messenger ﷺ had not taught me. I was about to jump over him while He was still in prayer, but I waited patiently and when he finished his prayer, I put my sheet round his neck (and pulled him) and said, "Who has taught you this Sura which I have heard you reciting?" Hisham said, "Allah's Messenger ﷺ taught it to me". I said, "You are telling a lie, for he taught it to me in a way different from the way you have recited it!" Then I started leading (dragged) him to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and said (to the Prophet), " I have heard this man reciting Surat-al- Furqan in a way that you have not taught me". The Prophet ﷺ said: "(O 'Umar) release him! Recite, O Hisham". Hisham recited in the way I heard him reciting. Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "It was revealed like this". Then Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "Recite, O 'Umar!" I recited in the way he had taught me, whereupon he said, "It was revealed like this," and added, "The Qur'an has been revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite of it whichever is easy for you ".
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ، أَنَّ الْمِسْوَرَ بْنَ مَخْرَمَةَ، وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِيَّ، حَدَّثَاهُ أَنَّهُمَا، سَمِعَا عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمٍ، يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَمَعْتُ لِقِرَاءَتِهِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَى حُرُوفٍ كَثِيرَةٍ لَمْ يُقْرِئْنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَكِدْتُ أُسَاوِرُهُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ، فَتَصَبَّرْتُ حَتَّى سَلَّمَ، فَلَبَبْتُهُ بِرِدَائِهِ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ أَقْرَأَكَ هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُكَ تَقْرَأُ قَالَ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ كَذَبْتَ، أَقْرَأَنِيهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا قَرَأْتَ‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقْتُ بِهِ أَقُودُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ هَذَا يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى حُرُوفٍ لَمْ تُقْرِئْنِيهَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَرْسِلْهُ، اقْرَأْ يَا هِشَامُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَرَأَ الْقِرَاءَةَ الَّتِي سَمِعْتُهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ كَذَلِكَ أُنْزِلَتْ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ يَا عُمَرُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَرَأْتُ الَّتِي أَقْرَأَنِي فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كَذَلِكَ أُنْزِلَتْ، إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ
TOPICS
recitation  *  verses  *  ways  *  memorization  *  learning  *  alquran  *  tilawah  *  ayat  *  ashkal  *  tahfiz  *  taaallum  *  quran

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect others beliefs; strive for excellence when learning or memorizing religious texts; be patient with those who have different opinions/beliefs; follow instructions given by prophets/messengers; understand multiple interpretations of religious texts etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how to recite the Quran. It tells us that there are seven different ways of reciting it and encourages us to learn and memorize it as best we can. Umar bin Al-Khattab heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat al Furqan differently than he was taught by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He wanted to confront him while he was still praying but waited until after his prayer finished before doing so. When asked who taught him this surah, Hisham said it was Allah's Messenger ﷺ who did so. Umar then took him to see the Prophet ﷺ whereupon he asked them both to recite it separately which they did and afterwards confirmed that each of them were correct in their own way of reciting it as they were both revealed by Allah SWT himself. This teaches us an important lesson; even though there are many ways of doing something correctly, we should always strive for excellence when learning or memorizing something like the Quran or any other religious text for that matter!

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