Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1003
Warning against forgetting the Qur'an
Arabic hadith text
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "إنما مثل صاحب القرآن كمثل الإبل المعقلة، إن عاهد عليها أمسكها، وإن أطلقها، ذهبت" متفق عليه.
Translation
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The parable of one who knows the Qur'an by heart is as the parable of an owner of hobbled camel. If he remains vigilant, he will retain it; and if he neglects it, it will go away."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].