Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 238

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Mishkat al-Masabih 238
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ لِكُلِّ آيَةٍ مِنْهَا ظَهْرٌ وَبَطْنٌ وَلِكُلِّ حَدٍّ مَطْلَعٌ» رَوَاهُ فِي شَرْحِ السُّنَّةِ
Translation

Ibn Mas'ud reported God's messenger as saying, “The Qur'an wassent down in seven modes. Every verse in it has an external and aninternal meaning, and every interdiction has a source of reference.”Baghawi transmitted it in Sharh as-sunna.