ON THE SUBJECT OF 181 PRESERVATION OF THE KORAN; RECITATION OF THE KORAN H 1015 "Continue reciting the Koran, because by Him in whose Hands is the life of Muhammad, it escapes quicker than a camel from its rope." R 1015 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Musa who related the that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
باب الأمر بتعهد القرآن والتحذير عن تعريضه للنسيان 1002- عن أَبي موسى رضي الله عنه ، عن النبيِّ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، قَالَ : "تعاهدوا هَذَا القُرْآنَ ، فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أشَدُّ تَفَلُّتاً مِنَ الإبلِ فِي عُقُلِهَا" متفقٌ عَلَيْهِ .