Uniformity In Their Understanding Of The Qur’An
Kindly quote Hadith where the companions differed on the meaning of ayats
While explaining the Quranic verse, the companions used to present different opinions from each other. The famous Tafsir Tabri and Ibn Kathir collect all those opinions. For example, see verse 24: 31. Abdull bin Masood understands that the word Illa ma Zahara means dress or veil, on the other hand, Abdullah bin Abbas, Hazat Ayesh, and Hazrat Umar understand that it means the beautification of face and hands. The companions differ in understanding the verses of Inheritance 4: 11, 12, and 176. Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas and Hazrat Umar had different opinions.
The verses are simply understandable, but complications arise when one is going to apply a directive. Unless a problem comes up, the simple understanding seems sufficient. This happens even today. We understand a verse well, but then after a while a new problem comes up and we have to reconsider our understanding. This is how the knowledge works.