33/24. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1869d — Variant Reports on Qur'an Safety
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.
Hadith Variants About Protecting the Qur'an
Sahih Muslim : 1869d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1869d
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُلَيَّةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، وَالثَّقَفِيُّ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُثْمَانَ - جَمِيعًا عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ وَالثَّقَفِيِّ " فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ " . وَفِي حَدِيثِ سُفْيَانَ وَحَدِيثِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ " مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ " .
The above hadith has been narrated through several other chains with slight differences of wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1869dIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 138USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4609
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1869d
This Hadith gathers several chains of the earlier report about not traveling with the Qur'an to enemy land. It notes slight wording differences. In some reports the wording says, “I fear,” while in others it says the concern is that the enemy may get hold of it. For people searching for Quran enemy land hadith or Sahih Muslim 1869d, this entry is useful because it shows the same teaching through different routes and wordings. The main point remains the protection of the Qur'an from enemy access in the situation described. Since this entry is about variants, the explanation should not treat it as a new separate event. It supports the same warning while recording how the wording was transmitted.
What we learn from this hadith
- Several chains report the same warning with slight wording differences.
- The shared concern is that the enemy may get hold of the Qur'an.
- The Hadith shows careful recording of both chains and wording changes.
