33/24. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1869c — Do Not Travel With the Qur'an Into Risk
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.
Do Not Take the Qur'an to Enemy Land Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1869c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1869c
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تُسَافِرُوا بِالْقُرْآنِ فَإِنِّي لاَ آمَنُ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ " . قَالَ أَيُّوبُ فَقَدْ نَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ وَخَاصَمُوكُمْ بِهِ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Do not take the Qur'an on a journey with you, for I am afraid lost it should fall into the hands of the enemy. Ayyub (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: The enemy may seize it and may quarrel with you over it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1869cIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 137USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4609
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1869c
This Hadith gives a direct wording from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم: do not take the Qur'an on a journey with you, because he feared that the enemy might get hold of it. The narration also includes Ayyub’s comment that the enemy may seize it and quarrel with Muslims over it. For readers searching for do not travel with Quran hadith or Quran enemy land hadith, this report is clear about the concern. The issue is not the value of the Qur'an being hidden, but rather protecting it from falling into enemy hands in that setting. The wording shows care, caution, and respect. It also records the narrator’s added comment separately from the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم warned against taking the Qur'an on such a journey.
- The stated fear was that the enemy might get hold of it.
- Ayyub added a comment about the enemy seizing it and disputing over it.
