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Holy Quran – letter “seen” written above the letter “saad”

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Question

Assalamu-alaikum,

There are four places in the Holy Quran where a small letter “seen” is written above the letter “saad” as listed below. Opinions seem to differ, so can you please clarify which is to be read (seen or saad) in each case according to Hanafi school.

1. Surah Baqarah (2:245)
2. Surah A’raf (7:69)
3. Surah Toor (52:37)
4. Surah Ghashiyah (88:22)

Jazakallah


Answer

The recitation which is most commonly adopted, and also adopted by us is the recitation of Imam Hafs. There are differing narrations in relation to his preferred recitation which is the reason why a small letter “sin” is written above the letter “sad”.

Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi and others have preferred the following:

Surah Baqarah (2:245) and Surah A’raf (7:69) will be recited with a sin.

Surah Tur (52:37) has an option to be recited with a sin or sad.

Surah Ghashiyah (88:22) will be recited with a sad.

For further detail see Jamal al-Qur’an p44.

النشر في القراءات العشر (2/ 229)
وَاخْتَلَفُوا) فِي يَبْصُطُ هُنَا وَفِي الْخَلْقِ بَصْطَةً فِي الْأَعْرَافِ

وَرَوَى الْوَلِيُّ عَنِ الْفِيلِ وَزَرْعَانَ كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ حَفْصٍ بِالصَّادِ فِيهِمَا، وَهِيَ رِوَايَةُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْقَوَّاسِ وَابْنِ شَاهٍ وَهُبَيْرَةَ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ حَفْصٍ، وَرَوَى عُبَيْدُ عَنْهُ وَالْحُضَيْنِيُّ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْهُ بِالسِّينِ فِيهِمَا، وَهِيَ رِوَايَةُ أَكْثَرِ الْمَغَارِبَةِ وَالْمَشَارِقَةِ عَنْهُ وَبِالْوَجْهَيْنِ جَمِيعًا نَصَّ لَهُ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْمَهْدَوِيُّ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ، وَغَيْرُهُمَا أَلَّا أَنَّ أَحْمَدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ الْأَنْطَاكِيِّ رَوَى عَنْ عَمْرٍو السِّينَ فِي الْبَقَرَةِ وَالصَّادِ فِي الْأَعْرَافِ

النشر في القراءات العشر (2/ 378)
وَاخْتَلَفُوا) فِي: الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ هُنَا (وَبِمُسَيْطِرٍ) فِي سُورَةِ الْغَاشِيَةِ

وَرَوَى آخَرُونَ عَنْهُ الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ بِالسِّينِ (وَبِمُصَيْطِرٍ) بِالصَّادِ، وَكَذَا هُوَ فِي الْمُبْهِجِ، وَالْإِرْشَادَيْنِ، وَغَايَةِ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ، وَبِهِ قَرَأَ الدَّانِيُّ عَلَى أَبِي الْفَتْحِ، وَقَطَعَ بِالْخِلَافِ لَهُ فِي الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ وَبِالصَّادِ فِي بِمُصَيْطِرٍ فِي التَّيْسِيرِ، وَالشَّاطِبِيَّةِ. وَأَمَّا خَلَّادٌ فَالْجُمْهُورُ مِنَ الْمَشَارِقَةِ، وَالْمَغَارِبَةِ عَلَى الْإِشْمَامِ فِيهِمَا لَهُ. وَهُوَ الَّذِي لَا يُوجَدُ نَصٌّ عَنْهُ بِخِلَافِهِ، وَأَثْبَتَ لَهُ الْخِلَافَ فِيهِمَا صَاحِبُ التَّيْسِيرِ

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