except what God may will that you forget by abrogating its recitation and its ruling — the Prophet s used to recite aloud while Gabriel recited fearing to forget and so it is as though it was said to him ‘Do not hasten in it; you will not forget and so do not weary yourself by reciting it aloud’; assuredly He exalted be He knows what is overt of words and deeds and what is hidden of both of these.
