Hadith on Quran: Do not say I deliberately forgot the Quran

Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Wretched is one who says: I have forgotten such a verse. Rather, he was made to forget it. Strive to remember the Quran, for it is quicker to escape the hearts of men than camels.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5032, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 790

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِئْسَ مَا لأَحَدِهِمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ بَلْ نُسِّيَ وَاسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ أَشَدُّ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النَّعَمِ

5032 صحيح البخاري كتاب فضائل القرآن

790 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها باب الأمر بتعهد القرآن وكراهة قول نسيت آية كذا وجواز قول أنسيتها

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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