Sahih Muslim Book - 6, Hadith - 1899

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِىِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَؤُهَا وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَقْرَأَنِيهَا فَكِدْتُ أَنْ أَعْجَلَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَمْهَلْتُهُ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ ثُمَّ لَبَّبْتُهُ بِرِدَائِهِ فَجِئْتُ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى سَمِعْتُ هَذَا يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْفُرْقَانِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَا أَقْرَأْتَنِيهَا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَرْسِلْهُ اقْرَأْ ». فَقَرَأَ الْقِرَاءَةَ الَّتِى سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ ». ثُمَّ قَالَ لِىَ « اقْرَأْ ». فَقَرَأْتُ فَقَالَ « هَكَذَا أُنْزِلَتْ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ ».

'Umar bin Al-Khattab said: "I heard Hisham bin Halim bin Hizam reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a manner other than I recited it, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had taught it to me. I was about to argue with him, but I restrained myself until he had finished (praying), then I caught him by his Rida' and brought him to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I heard this man reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a manner other than you taught it to me.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Let go of him. Recite it.' He recited it in the manner in which I had heard him recite, and the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Thus it was revealed.' Then he said to me: 'Recite it.' So I recited it and he said: 'Thus it was revealed. This Qur'an has been revealed in seven modes of recitation, so recite whatever is easy for you."'