Abu Hurayrah said, "The Messenger of Allah sent an expedition force comprising

of many men and asked each about what they memorized of the Qur'an. The
Prophet came to one of the youngest men among them and asked him, `What
have you memorized (of the Qur'an) young man' He said, `I memorized such and
such Surahs and also Al-Baqarah.' The Prophet said, `You memorized Surat Al-
Baqarah' He said, `Yes.' The Prophet said, `Then you are their commander.' One
of the noted men (or chiefs) commented, `By Allah! I did not learn Surat Al-
Baqarah, for fear that I would not be able to implement it. The Messenger of Allah
said,

«ُ‫ن َتعَّلمَه‬
ْ َ‫ َو َمثَلُ م‬،ٍ‫سكًا َيفُوحُ رِيحُهُ فِي كُلّ َمكَان‬ ْ ِ‫شوَ م‬ ُ ْ‫ب مَح‬
ٍ ‫ن َتعَّلمَهُ َفقَرََأ وَقَا َم بِ ِه كَ َمثَلِ جِرَا‬
ْ َ‫ن َمثَلَ ا ْلقُرْآنِ ِلم‬
ّ ِ‫ فَإ‬،ُ‫ن وَاقْ َرءُوه‬
َ ‫َتعَّلمُوا القُرْآ‬
‫جوْ ِف ِه كَ َمثَلِ جِرَابٍ أُوكِيَ عَلى مِسْك‬ َ ‫» َفيَرْقُ ُد وَ ُهوَ فِي‬

(Learn Al-Qur'an and recite it, for the example of whoever learns the Qur'an,
recites it and adheres to it, is the example of a bag that is full of musk whose
scent fills the air. The example of whoever learns the Qur'an and then sleeps (i.e.
lazy) while the Qur'an is in his memory, is the example of a bag that has musk,
but is closed tight.)

This is the wording collected by At-Tirmidhi, who said that this Hadith is Hasan.