33/24. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1869b — Protecting the Qur'an From the Enemy
The prohibition of travelling with the Mushaf to the land of the disbelievers if there is the fear that it may fall into their hands.
Protecting the Qur'an: Hadith About Enemy Land
Sahih Muslim : 1869b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1869b
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ، اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْهَى أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid that one should travel to the land of the enemy taking the Qur'an (with him) lest it should fall into the hands of the enemy.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1869bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 136USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4608
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1869b
This Hadith explains the reason for the warning about traveling with the Qur'an to enemy land. Abdullah b. Umar narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to forbid traveling to enemy territory while carrying the Qur'an, lest it fall into the hands of the enemy. For people searching for Quran enemy land hadith or hadith about protecting the Quran, this narration gives both the action and the reason. The concern is not ordinary travel in the wording here. It is travel to the land of the enemy with the Qur'an, where there is fear that the enemy may take it. The teaching is careful and practical: the Qur'an should not be exposed to such danger in the situation described.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade taking the Qur'an to enemy land in this situation.
- The reason given is fear that it may fall into enemy hands.
- The Hadith teaches care for the Qur'an when there is a clear risk.
