Should a student of knowledge continue seeking knowledge even if he has not yet memorized the Qur'an?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it fitting for a student of knowledge to continue seeking knowledge while he has not yet memorized the Qur'an?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. He should seek knowledge because it may be lost to him. If seeking knowledge is made easy for him, he should not let it pass him by. As for memorizing the Qur'an, even if he has not memorized it, it is not obligatory. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it fitting for a student of knowledge to continue seeking knowledge while he has not yet memorized the Qur'an?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. He should seek knowledge because it may be lost to him. If seeking knowledge is made easy for him, he should not let it pass him by. As for memorizing the Qur'an, even if he has not memorized it, it is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 691- هل يستمر طالب العلم في الطلب وإن لم يحفظ القرآن بعد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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