Volume 9, Book 93, Number 640:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat-al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle, I
listened to his recitation and noticed that he was reciting in a way that Allah’s Apostle had not taught
me. I was about to jump over him while He was still in prayer, but I waited patiently and when he
finished his prayer, I put my sheet round his neck (and pulled him) and said, “Who has taught you
this Sura which I have heard you reciting?” Hisham said, “Allah’s Apostle taught it to me.” I said, “You
are telling a lie, for he taught it to me in a way different from the way you have recited it!” Then I
started leading (dragged) him to Allah’s Apostle and said (to the Prophet), ” I have heard this man re –
citing Surat-al-Furqan in a way that you have not taught me.” The Prophet said: “(O ‘Umar) release
him! Recite, O Hisham.” Hisham recited in the way I heard him reciting. Allah’s Apostle said, “It was
revealed like this.” Then Allah’s Apostle said, “Recite, O ‘Umar!” I recited in the way he had taught me,
whereupon he said, “It was revealed like this,” and added, “The Quran has been revealed to be recited
in seven different ways, so recite of it whichever is easy for you .” (See Hadith No. 514, Vol. 6)
Volume 9, Book 86, Number 85:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
The Prophet said, ‘O people! The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions, and every person
will get the reward according to what he has intended. So, whoever emigrated for Allah and His
Apostle, then his emigration was for Allah and His Apostle, and whoever emigrated to take worldly
benefit or for a woman to marry, then his emigration was for what he emigrated for.”
Volume 8, Book 81, Number 771:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
During the lifetime of the Prophet there was a man called ‘Abdullah whose nickname was Donkey,
and he used to make Allah’s Apostle laugh. The Prophet lashed him because of drinking (alcohol).
And one-day he was brought to the Prophet on the same charge and was lashed. On that, a man
among the people said, “O Allah, curse him ! How frequently he has been brought (to the Prophet on
such a charge)!” The Prophet said, “Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know for he loves Allah and His
Apostle.”
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Volume 8, Book 78, Number 680:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “The (reward of) deeds, depend upon the intentions and every per –
son will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for the sake of Al –
lah and His Apostle, then his emigration will be considered to be for Allah and His Apostle, and who –
ever emigrated for the sake of worldly gain or for a woman to marry, then his emigration will be
considered to be for what he emigrated for.”
Volume 8, Book 73, Number 28:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
Some Sabi (i.e. war prisoners, children and woman only) were brought before the Prophet and be –
hold, a woman amongst them was milking her breasts to feed and whenever she found a child
amongst the captives, she took it over her chest and nursed it (she had lost her child but later she
found him) the Prophet said to us, “Do you think that this lady can throw her son in the fire?” We
replied, “No, if she has the power not to throw it (in the fire).” The Prophet then said, “Allah is more
merciful to His slaves than this lady to her son.”
Volume 7, Book 72, Number 726:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
Allah’s Apostle said, “None wears silk in this world, but he who will have no share in the Here –
after.”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 8:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
The Prophet said, “The rewards (of deeds) are according to the intention, and everybody will get
the reward for what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah’s and His Apostle’s sake, his
emigration was for Allah and His Apostle; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits, or to marry a
woman, then his emigration was for the thing for what he emigrated for.” (1)
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Volume 6, Book 61, Number 514:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab:
I heard Hisham bin Hakim reciting Surat Al-Furqan during the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle and I
listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited in several different ways which Allah’s Apostle
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had not taught me. I was about to jump over him during his prayer, but I controlled my temper, and
when he had completed his prayer, I put his upper garment around his neck and seized him by it
and said, “Who taught you this Sura which I heard you reciting?” He replied, “Allah’s Apostle taught
it to me.” I said, “You have told a lie, for Allah’s Apostle has taught it to me in a different way from
yours.” So I dragged him to Allah’s Apostle and said (to Allah’s Apostle),
“I heard this person reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a way which you haven’t taught me!” On that Al –
lah’s Apostle said, “Release him, (O ‘Umar!) Recite, O Hisham!” Then he recited in the same way as I
heard him reciting. Then Allah’s Apostle said, “It was revealed in this way,” and added, “Recite, O
‘Umar!” I recited it as he had taught me. Allah’s Apostle then said, “It was revealed in this way. This
Qur’an has been revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite of it whichever (way) is easi –
er for you (or read as much of it as may be easy for you).”