Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32003 — Holding fast to the Quran

A man from the tribe of Bajilah said: Sayyiduna Jundab al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) set out on a journey. The narrator said: Some people of his tribe were also with him, until they reached a place where they began bidding one another farewell. He said: "O people, hold firmly to the fear of Allah. It is obligatory upon you to hold firmly to this Qur'an, whatever hardship and poverty there may be, for this Qur'an is a means of light in the dark night and a means of guidance by day."