Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel recited the Qur'an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different ways."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 61: Virtues of the Qur'an, Hadith #513
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel recited the Qur'an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different ways."
This hadith is from the book of Virtues of the Qur'an in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 513 in book 61 of volume 7.
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