Ibn 'Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Gabriel taught me to recite in one style. I replied to him and kept asking him to give more (styles), till he reached seven modes (of recitation). Ibn Shibab said: It has reached me that these seven styles are essentially one, not differing about what is permitted and what is forbidden.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 819 a In-book : Book 6, Hadith 330 USC-MSA web (English) : Book 4, Hadith 1785 (deprecated)
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