I heard Hishâm bin Hakim reciting Sûrat Al-Furqân during the lifetime of Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) and I listened to his recitation and noticed that he recited in several different ways which Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) had not taught me. I was about to jump over him during his (prayer), but I controlled my temper, and when he had completed his prayer, I put his upper garment around his neck and seized him by it and said, "Who taught you this Surah which I heard you reciting?" He replied, "Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) taught it to me. ' I said, "You have told a lie. for Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) has taught it to me in a different way from yours." So I dragged him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said (to Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ)), "I heard this person reciting Surat Al-Furqan in a way which you haven't taught me ! " On that Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Release him, (O 'Umar !) Recite, O Hisham ! " Then he recited in the same way as I heard him reciting, then Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It 1 was revealed in this way, "and added, "Recite, O 'Umar ! " I recited it as he had taught me. Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ), then said, "It was revealed in this way. This Qur'ân has been revealed to be recited in seven different ways, so recite of it whichever (way) is easier for you (or read as much of it as may be easy for you). [6:514-O.B]