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Prohibition Of Traveling With The Qur'an To The Land Of The Enemy

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Darussalam · Volume 4

24. The ChaptersOn Jihâd

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الحديث: 2880 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 961

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2880. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to forbid traveling with the Qur'an to the land of the enemy, lest the enemy gets hold of it. (Sahih)

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2880 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ «يَنْهَى أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ، إِلَى أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ، مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ»

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Whenever the Qur'an or religious books are taken to a state that is in the state of war with Muslims, great importance should be given to them; otherwise, the Qur'an should not be taken there. A Muslim should memorize a portion of the Qur'an to be able to recite it in particular situations. The Qur'an should be taken to the regions of non-Muslims that are free from such dangers, in order to be recited and to call them towards Islam.