العربية (الأصل)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي الْمَسْجِدَ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ آخَرُ فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً سِوَى قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَقُمْنَا جَمِيعًا فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا قَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً أَنْكَرْتُهَا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ هَذَا فَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً غَيْرَ قِرَاءَةِ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اقْرَأَا فَقَرَأَا قَالَ أَصَبْتُمَا فَلَمَّا قَالَ لَهُمَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِي قَالَ كَبُرَ عَلَيَّ وَلَا إِذْ كُنْتُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الَّذِي غَشِيَنِي ضَرَبَ فِي صَدْرِي فَفِضْتُ عَرَقًا وَكَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَرَقًا فَقَالَ يَا أُبَيُّ إِنَّ رَبِّي تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ اقْرَأْ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَرَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ هَوِّنْ عَلَى أُمَّتِي فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ وَلَكَ بِكُلِّ رَدَّةٍ مَسْأَلَةٌ تَسْأَلُنِيهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأُمَّتِي وَأَخَّرْتُ الثَّالِثَةَ لِيَوْمٍ يَرْغَبُ إِلَيَّ فِيهِ الْخَلْقُ حَتَّى إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاة وَالسَّلَامُ.
الترجمة الإنجليزية
Yahya ibn Sa'id told us, from Isma'il ibn Abi Khalid, Abdullah ibn Isa told me, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, from Ubayy ibn Ka'b, who said: I was in the mosque when a man entered and recited a recitation that I disapproved of. Then another entered and recited a recitation other than that of his companion. So we both got up together and went in to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and I said: "O Messenger of Allah, this one recited a recitation that I disapproved of, then this one entered and recited a recitation different from that of his companion." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to them both: "Recite." So they both recited, and he said: "You have both done correctly." When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said what he said, it weighed heavily upon me, something I had not felt even in the Age of Ignorance. When he saw what had overcome me, he struck my chest, and I broke out in sweat, and it was as if I were looking at Allah, Blessed and Exalted, in awe. He said: "O Ubayy, my Lord, Blessed and Exalted, sent to me that I should recite the Qur'an upon one letter. I replied to Him: 'Make it easy for my nation.' So He sent to me that I should recite it upon two letters. I replied to Him: 'Make it easy for my nation.' So He sent to me that I should recite it upon seven letters, and for every reply of yours you shall have a request that you may ask of Me." He said: I said: "O Allah, forgive my nation. O Allah, forgive my nation." And I deferred the third request for a day when all creation will turn to me in need of it, even Ibrahim, peace be upon him.