Hadith #234
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُيَسَّرٍ الصَّاغَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّازِيُّ عَنْ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ أَنَّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ انْسُبْ لَنَا رَبَّكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى { قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ }
English Translation
It was narrated from Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Jibril met me and said: O Muhammad, Allah commands you to recite the Quran in one mode. I said: I ask Allah for His pardon and forgiveness. Then Mika'il was with him and said: Ask for more. So I kept asking until we reached seven modes.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 39, Hadith 234
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 20272
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-56662