Hadith 25083

Chapter 37

باب 37

(37) باب جَامِعِ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ

(37) Chapter: Collection of what was narrated concerning the Quran
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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِذَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا ذَهَبَتْ " .

It was narrated from Ibn Umar that:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The one who learns the Quran is like the owner of a hobbled camel. If he pays attention to it, he will keep it, but if he releases it, it will go away."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 942

In-book reference: Book 11, Hadith 67

English translation: Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 943