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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 4665

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218

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ، إِنْ عَقَلَهَا صَاحِبُهَا، حَبَسَهَا، وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا، ذَهَبَتْ " (٢)، ،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The example of the bearer of the Qur'an is like the owner of a tied camel; if he keeps it tied, it remains under his control, and if he lets it loose, it goes away."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 4665 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 27, Musnad of Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them), as in-book entry 218.

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مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 4665

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