The Origin of Disagreement in the Recitations of the Companions and the Script of the Mushaf
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the origin of the disagreement in the recitation of the Companions, when all of them received it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught them the Qur'an, and the Qur'an came down in recitations. In fact, it is reported that the Qur'an was revealed in seven modes, as in some authentic hadiths. It is an authentic hadith that it was revealed in seven modes: different recitations in wording, but they agree in meaning, they agree in meaning. Yes. This is a means of making the Qur'an easy for people; they were not restricted to a single recitation at the beginning. This was only at the end, when they had read it, memorized it, and their tongues had become accustomed to it, that they then agreed on a single mushaf. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, and regarding the script.
The Shaykh:
The mushaf accommodates the recitations in its script; it is suitable for such a recitation and such a recitation. For example, it is suitable for this and this, it is suitable without an alif, and it is suitable with an alif. The alif of elongation, as you see in the mushaf. The mushaf and the mushafs. Even if they differ in wording, their script is one. The script is one in all the mushafs, praise be to Allah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the origin of the disagreement in the recitation of the Companions, when all of them received it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught them the Qur'an, and the Qur'an came down in recitations. In fact, it is reported that the Qur'an was revealed in seven modes, as in some authentic hadiths. It is an authentic hadith that it was revealed in seven modes: different recitations in wording, but they agree in meaning, they agree in meaning. Yes. This is a means of making the Qur'an easy for people; they were not restricted to a single recitation at the beginning. This was only at the end, when they had read it, memorized it, and their tongues had become accustomed to it, that they then agreed on a single mushaf. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, and regarding the script.
The Shaykh:
The mushaf accommodates the recitations in its script; it is suitable for such a recitation and such a recitation. For example, it is suitable for this and this, it is suitable without an alif, and it is suitable with an alif. The alif of elongation, as you see in the mushaf. The mushaf and the mushafs. Even if they differ in wording, their script is one. The script is one in all the mushafs, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحجة في الصلاة بقراءة ابن مسعود وأُبَي — islamhouse.com (48:27)
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