Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet said, "It is a bad thing that some of you say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse of the Qur'an,' for indeed, he has been caused (by Allah) to forget it. So you must keep on reciting the Qur'an because it escapes from the hearts of men faster than camel do."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 61: Virtues of the Qur'an, Hadith #550
Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet said, "It is a bad thing that some of you say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse of the Qur'an,' for indeed, he has been caused (by Allah) to forget it. So you must keep on reciting the Qur'an because it escapes from the hearts of men faster than camel do."
This hadith is from the book of Virtues of the Qur'an in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 550 in book 61 of volume 7.
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