Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ صَاحِبِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الْإِبِلِ الْمُعَقَّلَةِ فَإِنْ تَعَاهَدَهَا أَمْسَكَهَا وَإِنْ أَطْلَقَهَا ذَهَبَتْ.
English Translation
Ishaq b. Isa told us, Malik informed us, from Nafi', from Ibn Umar, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The likeness of the companion of the Qur'an is like the owner of hobbled camels: if he attends to them he keeps hold of them, but if he releases them, they go away."