26- Muḥammad ibn Bashshār narrated to us, saying: Ibn Abī ʿAdī narrated to us—and Abū Kurayb narrated to us, saying: Muḥammad ibn Maymūn al-Zaʿfarānī narrated to us—both from Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl, from Anas ibn Mālik (may God be pleased with him), from Ubayy ibn Kaʿb (may God be pleased with him), who said: Nothing has agitated my chest since I embraced Islam except that I recited a verse, and a man recited it differently from my recitation. So I said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught it to me." And the man said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught it to me." So I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: "Did you teach me to recite such-and-such a verse?" He said: "Yes." The man said: "Did you not teach me to recite such-and-such a verse?" He said: "Yes. Gabriel and Michael (peace be upon them) came to me, so Gabriel sat on my right and Michael on my left. Gabriel said: 'Recite the Qur'an according to one Harf.' And Michael said: 'Ask him for more.' Gabriel said: 'Recite the Qur'an according to two Ahruf.' Then Michael said:
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