Hadith on Quran: Hold fast to the rope of Allah

Abu Shurayh reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to them one day, saying, “Rejoice! Do you not witness that there is no God but Allah, and I am the Messenger of Allah?” They said yes. The Prophet said, “Verily, this Quran is a rope. One end is in the hand of Allah, and the other end is in your hands. Hold fast to it, for you will never be led astray or ruined ever again.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 122

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا أَلَيْسَ تَشْهَدُونَ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ سَبَبٌ طَرَفُهُ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ وَطَرَفُهُ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ فَتَمَسَّكُوا بِهِ فَإِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا وَلَنْ تَهْلِكُوا بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا

122 صحيح ابن حبان كتاب العلم باب الزجر عن كتبة المرء السنن مخافة أن يتكل عليها دون الحفظ لها

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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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