Reciting the Qur'an in a recitation that differs from the recitation of the people of the region

The questioner : Yes. We say that in our present day, the recitations of the Qur'an have been divided between the people of the East and the West. The people of the West recite in one recitation, and the people of the East recite in another. That is, if someone from the West were to recite among the people of the East, they would be troubled by it.

The Shaykh : Yes, we say that we prohibit this. We say to you, O people of the West, do not recite with your recitation except in your own place, and likewise the people of the East. But know that these seven recitations are on one letter, the letter of the Quraysh; they are not on seven letters. So whoever says that the seven recitations are seven letters has failed in his success, because they are on one letter. However, the reciters differed in them according to the narration and according to the writing. And the writing of the Qur'an in the past was not a problem and was not dotted.