Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih al-Bukhari, 4991
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Chain of narration · Isnād

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6 transmitters

Narrated by Sa'id bin Kathir bin 'Afayrfromal-Laith bin Sa'dfrom'Aqil bin Khalid bin 'Aqilfromal-Zuhrifrom'Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbafromibn Abbas

Hadith text · Matn

‏ أَقْرَأَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَاجَعْتُهُ، فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَسْتَزِيدُهُ وَيَزِيدُنِي حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ ‏

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English translation

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."

Original Arabic chain wording

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 ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 66, Hadith 13
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 513 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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