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The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer

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Reciting "Alif-Lam-Mim-Sad" in Maghrib

Page 1
Hadith 37
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ENGLISH

It was narrated from Ibn Umar that:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The one who learns the Quran is like the owner of a hobbled camel. If he pays attention to it, he will keep it, but if he releases it, it will go away."

ARABIC

‏ مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ إِذَا عَاهَدَ عَلَيْهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا ذَهَبَتْ ‏