English narration
Narrated by علقمة بن قيس النخعي
The companions of `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) came to Abu Darda', (and before they arrived at his home), he looked for them and found them. Then he asked them, 'Who among you can recite (Qur'an) as `Abdullah recites it?" They replied, "All of us." He asked, "Who among you knows it by heart?" They pointed at 'Alqama. Then he asked Alqama. "How did you hear `Abdullah bin Mas`ud reciting Surat Al-Lail (The Night)?" Alqama recited 'By the male and the female.' Abu Ad-Darda said, "I testify that I heard me Prophet reciting it likewise, but these people want me to recite it-- 'And by Him Who created male and female.' but by Allah, I will not follow them."
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَ : قَدِمَ أَصْحَابُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ ، فَطَلَبَهُمْ ، فَوَجَدَهُمْ ، فَقَالَ : أَيُّكُمْ يَقْرَأُ عَلَى قِرَاءَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : كُلُّنَا ، قَالَ : فَأَيُّكُمْ أَحْفَظُ ؟ فَأَشَارُوا إِلَى عَلْقَمَةَ ، قَالَ : كَيْفَ سَمِعْتَهُ يَقْرَأُ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى سورة الليل آية 1؟ قَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ : 0 وَالذَّكَرِ وَالْأُنْثَى 0 ، قَالَ : أَشْهَدُ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ هَكَذَا ، وَهَؤُلَاءِ يُرِيدُونِي عَلَى أَنْ أَقْرَأَ وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالأُنْثَى سورة الليل آية 3 وَاللَّهِ لَا أُتَابِعُهُمْ " .