Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 32009 — Holding fast to the Quran

Zubayd al-Muradi said: I came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) when he was standing and delivering a sermon. He said: "O people, hold firmly to the Qur'an and grasp it tightly," until he clenched his hands as though he were holding on to a rope.