حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ نَهَی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ إِلَی أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ قَالَ مَالِکٌ أُرَاهُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2610
Abd Allaah bin Umar said “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited to travel with a copy of the Quran to the enemy territory. The narrator Malik said “ (It is) I think lest the enemy should take it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020