Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِن يُسَافَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ. مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ. وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ: «لَا تُسَافِرُوا بِالْقُرْآنِ فَإِنِّي لَا آمن أَن يَنَالهُ الْعَدو»
Ibn ‘Umar said that God’s-messenger forbade taking the Qur’ān into enemy territory. A version by Muslim has, “Do not take the Qur’ān with you when travelling, for I cannot guarantee that the enemy will not get it.” (Bukhārī and Muslim.)
Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2990), Muslim (No. 1869a, 1869b, 1869c, 1869d), Abu Dawud (No. 2610), Ibn Majah (No. 2879, 2880), Malik (No. 968) and Ahmad (No. 4278, 4296, 4348, 4923, 5041, 5850). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 2197).