Sahih al-Bukhari 5031
Book 66: Virtues of the Qur'an · Hadith 53
Hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِنْ عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا ذَهَبَتْ ".
Narrated Ibn `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The example of the person who knows the Qur'an by heart is like the owner of tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them, but if he releases them, they will run away
Ibn Umar bataate hain: Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Jo shaks Quran zabaani yaad rakhta hai uski misaal baandhe hue oonton ke maalik jaisi hai. Agar wo unhein baandh kar rakhe, to unpar qaabu rakh sakta hai, magar agar unhein khula chhod de, to wo bhaag jaayenge.'
Sahih al-Bukhari 5031 · Book 66, Hadith 53