Abrogation of Recitation a Fact or a Myth

Tradition n. 3

(c) Ibn Abbas reports from Umar:

"God sent Muhammad (‘s) with Truth and sent down unto him the Book. And among things revealed was an ayah of rajm. So the Prophet (‘s) stoned and after him we stoned too". Then Umar added: "We used to recite4

ولا ترغبوا عن آبائكم فانه كفربكم

or

ان كفرا بكم ان ترغبوا عن آبائكم