Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin 'Ar'arafromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromMansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-SalmifromShaqayq bin Salmah al-Asadifromibn Mas'ud
Hadith text · Matn
بِئْسَ مَا لأَحَدِهِمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ بَلْ نُسِّيَ، وَاسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ أَشَدُّ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النَّعَمِ
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English translation
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is a bad thing that some of you say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse of the Qur'an,' for indeed, he has been caused (by Allah) to forget it. So you must keep on reciting the Qur'an because it escapes from the hearts of men faster than camel do."
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 66, Hadith 54
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 550 (deprecated numbering scheme)