Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32000 — Holding fast to the Quran

Sayyiduna Abu Shurayh al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said: "Receive glad tidings, receive glad tidings! Do you not bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?" The Companions said: "Yes indeed!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This Qur'an is a rope, one end of which is in the hand of Allah and the other end in your hands. So hold fast to it, for after it you will never go astray and you will never perish."