Hadith 29015

Chapter 24

باب 24

(24) باب النَّهْىِ أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْمُصْحَفِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْكُفَّارِ إِذَا خِيفَ وُقُوعُهُ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ

(24) Chapter: The prohibition of travelling with the Mushaf to the land of the disbelievers if there is the fear that it may fall into their hands.
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ .

It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar who said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade that one should travel to the land of the enemy taking the Qur'an with him.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 1869 a

In-book reference: Book 33, Hadith 135

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 20, Hadith 4607