Hadith #175
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ ا
للَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْقُرْآنِ مَثَلُ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِنْ تَعَاهَدَهَا صَاحِبُهَا بِعُقُلِهَا أَمْسَكَهَا عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَ عُقُلَهَا ذَهَبَتْ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن عبيد
عبيد ا
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Muhammad ibn 'Ubayd, from 'Ubayd Allah, from Nafi' — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The example of the Quran is like that of a tethered camel — if its owner tends to it and keeps it tethered, it stays with him; but if he releases its tether, it goes away.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 13, Hadith 175
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4613
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41003