Hadith #124
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ
عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ بِئْسَمَا لِأَحَدِكُمْ أَوْ بِئْسَمَا لِأَحَدِهِمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ وَاسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ أَسْرَعُ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنْ النَّعَمِ بِعُقُلِهِ أَوْ مِنْ عُقُلِهِ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر وحجاج
شعبة
منصور
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) — via Muhammad ibn Ja'far and Hajjaj, both from Shu'ba, from Mansur, from Abi Wa'il — from the Prophet ﷺ that he said: 'How wrong it is for any of you — or any of them — to say: I forgot such-and-such a verse. Rather, he was caused to forget. Keep reviewing the Quran — for it slips away from the hearts of men more readily than livestock from their hobbles.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 124
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3962
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40352