65/54.4. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4871 — Muddakir with the Letter D
"... As if they were uprooted stems of date-palms. Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?" (V.54: 20, 21)
Hadith About Muddakir: The Correct Recitation with D
Sahih Bukhari : 4871
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4871
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَجُلاً، سَأَلَ الأَسْوَدَ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ أَوْ مُذَّكِرٍ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يَقْرَؤُهَا {فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ} قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَؤُهَا {فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ} دَالاً.
Abu Ishaq Narrated from:
A man asked Al-Aswad, 'is it 'Fahal min-Muddakir' or'..Mudhdhakir?" Al Aswad replied, 'I have heard `Abdullah bin Masud reciting it, 'Fahal-min Muddakir'; I too, heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting it 'Fahal-min-Muddakir' with 'd'.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4871In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 392USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 394
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4871
This hadith about Muddakir gives more detail than the shorter reports. A man asked Al-Aswad whether the word was Fahal min-Muddakir or Mudhdhakir. Al-Aswad answered that he heard Abdullah bin Masud رضي الله عنه recite it as Fahal-min Muddakir, and he also heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recite it with d. The focus is exact Quran recitation. The hadith shows that asking about wording is not treated as a small matter here. It also shows how the answer was grounded in what was heard from a Companion and from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. For people searching Muddakir with d hadith, this narration gives the wording and the chain of hearing in a clear way.
What we learn from this hadith
- Questions about Quran wording were answered with careful transmission.
- Al-Aswad reported hearing both Abdullah bin Masud and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The recitation is identified as Muddakir with d.
- The narration teaches respect for exact recited wording.
