Jami at-Tirmidhi 2942
Jami at-Tirmidhi · Book 46: Chapters on Recitation · 'Be Mindful Of The Qur'an'
Narrated 'Abdullah:
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " بِئْسَمَا لأَحَدِهِمْ أَوْ لأَحَدِكُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ نَسِيتُ آيَةَ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ بَلْ هُوَ نُسِّيَ فَاسْتَذْكِرُوا الْقُرْآنَ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَصِّيًا مِنْ صُدُورِ الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النَّعَمِ مِنْ عُقُلِهِ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "How horrible it is for one of them - or - one of you to say: "I have forgotten such and such Ayah,' rather he was made to forget. So be mindful of the Qur'an, for - by the One in Whose Hand is my soul - it escapes from men's hearts faster than a camel from its fetter."
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)