Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَعَلَّمُوا كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَاهَدُوهُ وَتَغَنُّوا بِهِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ تَفَلُّتًا مِنْ الْمَخَاضِ فِي الْعُقُلِ.
English Translation
'Ali ibn Ishaq narrated to us, Ibn al-Mubarak 'Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Musa ibn 'Ali narrated to us, he said: I heard my father say: I heard 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Learn the Book of Allah and keep to it, and recite it melodiously, for by the One in whose hand is my soul, it is more prone to slip away than a she-camel from its hobbles."