Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2939
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ قَدِمْنَا الشَّامَ فَأَتَانَا أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقَالَ أَفِيكُمْ أَحَدٌ يَقْرَأُ عَلَىَّ قِرَاءَةَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَأَشَارُوا إِلَىَّ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَنَا . قَالَ كَيْفَ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقْرَأُ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ (وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى ) قَالَ قُلْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَؤُهَا (وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى ) (وَالذَّكَر وَالأُنْثَى ) فَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ وَأَنَا وَاللَّهِ هَكَذَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَؤُهَا وَهَؤُلاَءِ يُرِيدُونَنِي أَنْ أَقْرَأَهَا(وَمَا خَلَقَ ) فَلاَ أُتَابِعُهُمْ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَهَكَذَا قِرَاءَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ( وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى * وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى * وَالذَّكَرِ وَالأُنْثَى ).
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Alqamah said: We came to Syria, and Abu al-Darda’ came to us. He asked, ‘Is there anyone among you who can recite to me according to ‘Abd Allah’s recitation?’ They pointed to me, so I said, ‘I can.’ He asked, ‘How did you hear ‘Abd Allah recite this verse: “By the night as it envelops”?’ I replied, ‘I heard him recite: “By the night as it envelops, by the male and the female.”’ Abu al-Darda’ said, ‘By Allah, I heard the Messenger of Allah recite it that way too. These people want me to recite “and by what He created,” but I will not follow them.’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih. He added that this was the recitation of ‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud: ‘By the night when it covers, by the day when it shines, and by the male and the female.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
This concerns a variant reading of Surah al-Layl 92:1–3. The reading attributed to Ibn Mas‘ud is ‘wa al-dhakari wa al-untha’ (‘and by the male and the female’), while the other reading mentioned is ‘wa ma khalaqa’ (‘and by what He created’). Abu al-Darda’ says he heard the Prophet recite the former.