Sahih al-Bukhari 4991

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كتاب فضائل القرآن ›

Chapter: The Qur'an was revealed to be recited in seven different ways

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by ibn Abbas 6 narrators

Sa'id bin Kathir bin 'Afayr Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 146 AH – 226 AH al-Laith bin Sa'd Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 94 AH – 175 AH 'Aqil bin Khalid bin 'Aqil Tābiʿī d. 144 AH al-Zuhri Tābiʿī 51 AH/671 CE – 124 AH/741 CE 'Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utba Tābiʿī ~16 AH/639 CE – 94 AH/715 CE or 97 AH ibn Abbas Companion 3 BH/619 CE – 68 AH/687 CE

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Abbas:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Gabriel recited the Qur'an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different ways."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 4991

In-book reference

Book 66, Hadith 13

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 513

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُفَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَقْرَأَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَاجَعْتُهُ، فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَسْتَزِيدُهُ وَيَزِيدُنِي حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ ‏"‏‏.‏

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