Narrated Ibn Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The example of the person who knows the Qur'an by heart is like the owner of tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them, but if he releases them, they will run away."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 61: Virtues of the Qur'an, Hadith #549
Narrated Ibn Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "The example of the person who knows the Qur'an by heart is like the owner of tied camels. If he keeps them tied, he will control them, but if he releases them, they will run away."
This hadith is from the book of Virtues of the Qur'an in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 549 in book 61 of volume 7.
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