Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ وَمِيكَائِيلُ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَام فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام اقْرَأْ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ وَاحِدٍ فَقَالَ مِيكَائِيلُ اسْتَزِدْهُ قَالَ اقْرَأْهُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَحْرُفٍ كُلِّهَا شَافٍ كَافٍ مَا لَمْ تُخْتَمْ آيَةُ رَحْمَةٍ بِعَذَابٍ أَوْ آيَةُ عَذَابٍ بِرَحْمَةٍ.
English Translation
'Abd al-Rahman b. Mahdi narrated to us, from Hammad b. Salama, from 'Ali b. Zayd, from 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Bakra, from his father, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Gabriel and Michael, peace be upon them, came to me. Gabriel, peace be upon him, said: 'Recite the Qur'an according to one mode of reading.' Michael said: 'Ask him for more.' He said: 'Recite it according to seven modes, all of them sufficient and satisfying, so long as a verse of mercy is not concluded with a verse of punishment, or a verse of punishment with a verse of mercy.'"