What is the advice for one who forgets what he has memorized from the Qur'an and the texts?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I memorize from the Qur'an, and I memorize from the texts, but I forget. So what is your advice for me? And what are the things that help in preserving knowledge?
Answer:
If memorization is facilitated, it is good, but a teacher is necessary; one must not merely memorize without understanding the meaning, or understand it incorrectly. One must memorize it under the shaykhs who clarify and explain it to you. If memorization and understanding come together, that is a favor from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for memorization alone, it is not sufficient; rather, it may be harmful to the person, such that he thinks he is a scholar when he is not a scholar and not one who understands. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I memorize from the Qur'an, and I memorize from the texts, but I forget. So what is your advice for me? And what are the things that help in preserving knowledge?
Answer:
If memorization is facilitated, it is good, but a teacher is necessary; one must not merely memorize without understanding the meaning, or understand it incorrectly. One must memorize it under the shaykhs who clarify and explain it to you. If memorization and understanding come together, that is a favor from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for memorization alone, it is not sufficient; rather, it may be harmful to the person, such that he thinks he is a scholar when he is not a scholar and not one who understands. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/515] ما هي النصيحة لمن ينسى ما حفظه من القرآن والمتون؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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