Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ عِنْدَ أَضَاءَةَ بَنِي غِفَارٍ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ قَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ وَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مُعَافَاتَهُ وَمَغْفِرَتَهُ إِنَّ أُمَّتِي لَا تُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُقْرِئَ أُمَّتَكَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ فَأَيُّمَا حَرْفٍ قَرَءُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَدْ أَصَابُوا.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us, Shu'ba told us, from al-Hakam, from Mujahid, from Ibn Abi Layla, from Ubayy ibn Ka'b, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was at Ada'at Bani Ghifar. He said: Jibril, peace be upon him, came to him and said: "Allah, Blessed and Exalted, commands you to have your nation recite the Qur'an upon one letter." He said: "I ask Allah for His pardon and forgiveness; my nation cannot bear that." Then he came a second time and said: "Allah, Blessed and Exalted, commands you to have your nation recite the Qur'an upon two letters." He said: "I ask Allah for His pardon and forgiveness; my nation cannot bear that." Then he came a third time and said: "Allah, Blessed and Exalted, commands you to have your nation recite the Qur'an upon seven letters, so whichever letter they recite upon, they have done rightly."