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Hadithreport: the quran was revealed in seven ahruf
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Cited in 3 segments across 2 recordings · 2020 · hadith/hadith:fp:37807dc3
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3 Jul 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth
Were the companions allowed to change words of the Quran, and was that only a temporary concession?
The guest argues the Prophet allowed multiple oral forms of the Quran; Mufti Abu Layth says this dynamism was the Quran's inherent nature, not a temporary concession.
machine6 min 54 s1:03:43on YouTube
19 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth
Is the hadith that the Quran was revealed in seven ahruf authentic, and what does it mean?
The guest says the seven-ahruf hadith is ambiguous, as al-Suyuti admitted, that its forty-odd interpretations are inconsistent and its versions unsoundly reported and contradictory, so they cancel each other out. He refrains from guessing what the Prophet originally said.
machine5 min 12 s38:06on YouTube
19 Jun 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth
Why did the reading of Hafs from Asim become the standard Quran?
The guest relays Ghamidi's thesis that Hafs alone transmitted the common reading without adding his own choices, so his reading coincides with the original. The seven-ahruf hadith was taken as licence for the reciters' choices, and Ibn Mujahid's seven prevailed through his standing and state position.
machine5 min 13 s57:45on YouTube