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«سمعت هشام بن حكيم يقرأ سورة الفرقان على غير ما أقرأها، وكان رسول الله أقرأنيها… فقال له: اقرأ، فقرأ، قال: هكذا أنزلت، ثم قال لي: اقرأ، فقرأت، فقال: هكذا أنزلت، إن القرآن أنزل على سبعة أحرف فاقرؤوا منه ما تيسر»
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Summary
In the Book of the Virtues of the Qur'an: the dispute between Umar and Hisham ibn Hakim over their recitation before the Prophet ﷺ, which contains the well-known text on the seven ahruf. It is the basis of the chapters on the readings, and later Uthman's unification of the text. 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari. Mentions Umar ibn al-Khattab and Muhammad. Built on in the chapters on the seven ahruf.
Connections
- Mentions
- Umar ibn al-Khattab· Muhammad
- Basis for
- The seven ahruf
People and things also explored
Umar ibn al-Khattab· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· The conversion of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· After Badr: the dead, the captives, the spoils, and the news in Mecca and Medina· The Badr war council· The affair of the Badr prisoners· The Qulayb at Badr
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Bukhari 2419 — the seven ahruf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/bukhari-2419/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.