Uthman believed that there was a mistake in the existing Quran

Consider the following narration on this topic:

Uthman said that there is a mistake in the statement of God:

“These are most surely two magicians…”[1]


Someone asked him to correct this mistake. Uthman replied, “Let it be as it is, because no unlawful deed becomes lawful or vice versa due to it.”

In order to avoid making the discussion lengthy, I leave the original wordings and just give the sources. The following scholars and narrators of Ahle Sunnat have stated this saying of Uthman:

1)  Ibne Abi Dawood

2)  Akramah

3)  Qatadah

4)  Yahya bin Yamar

5)  Faqih Abul Laith Samarqandi (In Tafsir)

6)  Allamah Jalaluddin Suyuti (In Itqan and Durre Manthur)

[1] Surah Taha 20:63

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