Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَسَدِيُّ لُوَيْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ الْأَفْطَسُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي أَضَاءَةِ بَنِي غِفَارٍ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَزِيدُهُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ سَبْعَةَ أَحْرُفٍ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Asadi, Luwayn, told us, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn A'yan told us, Umar ibn Salim al-Aftas told us, from his father, from Zubayd, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, from Ubayy ibn Ka'b, that Jibril, peace be upon him, came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was at Ada'at Bani Ghifar, and said: "O Muhammad, Allah commands you to recite the Qur'an upon one letter." He kept increasing it for him until it reached seven letters.