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Sahih Bukhari 4874 — Prophet Corrected the Recitation
"And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?"
Hadith About Correct Quran Recitation: Fahal-Min-Muddakir
Sahih Bukhari : 4874
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4874
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَهَلْ مِنْ مُذَّكِرٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم {فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ}
`Abdullah Narrated from:
I recited before the Prophet (ﷺ) 'Fahal-min-Mudhdhakir'. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is Fahal-min Muddakir."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4874In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 395USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 397
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4874
This hadith about correct Quran recitation shows a direct correction from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abdullah رضي الله عنه says that he recited before the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as Fahal-min-Mudhdhakir. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected him by saying, It is Fahal-min Muddakir. The narration is short, but it teaches a clear point: Quran wording was preserved through hearing, reciting, and correction. It also shows that correction in recitation can be direct and simple. For people searching for Prophet corrected Quran recitation hadith, this report is a strong match because it gives both the wording recited by Abdullah and the corrected wording from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The explanation should stay with that correction and not move beyond it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected the wording of the recitation.
- Abdullah recited before the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and received correction.
- The corrected wording was Fahal-min Muddakir.
- The hadith shows the care given to Quranic pronunciation.
