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Do memorizing only Surat al-Baqarah and Surat Ali 'Imran mean that they will argue on behalf of their owner on the Day of Resurrection?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. After this, we move to Yanbu' al-Bahr via a message sent by the listener Lafi 'Awad al-Shatawi al-Juhani al-Akhlafi. He asks a collection of questions, one of which is: Does memorizing Surat al-Baqarah and Surat Ali 'Imran alone, without memorizing the entire Noble Qur'an, mean that they will argue on behalf of their owner on the Day of Resurrection? May Allah reward you with good. The Muslim memorizes from the Qur'an

Answer:
whatever is easy for him, but these two surahs have a special virtue about which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us. They will come on the Day of Resurrection like two flocks of birds with spread wings, or like two clouds, or two dark clouds, arguing on behalf of their owner. So they have a great virtue, and they will come on the Day of Resurrection presenting the Qur'an, so they have a great virtue. But the criterion is not merely memorizing them; memorizing them is not sufficient. Rather, even if one memorizes the entire Qur'an by heart, that is not sufficient. One must act, one must act according to the Qur'an, and one must follow the Qur'an, and be guided by the guidance of the Qur'an, and recite it with proper recitation. This is what is required. The intention is not merely memorization, or merely recitation, but the criterion is righteous action, following, and being guided by the guidance of the Qur'an. This is what is required in Surat al-Baqarah and Surat Ali 'Imran and in the entire Qur'an.
Indeed, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a profit that will never perish -إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَّن تَبُورَ
[Fatir 35:29]
He, Glorified and Exalted is He, did not limit Himself to mentioning recitation, but He followed it with establishing the prayer and spending in the cause of Allah and being sincere to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. So the intention is that recitation is a means to action, and action is the required goal. So the Muslim keeps these matters in mind and acts upon them. He recites the book of his Lord, or recites whatever is easy of it, and he reflects upon it and acts according to it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4076- هل حفظ سورتي البقرة وآل عمران وحدهما تحاجان عن صاحبهما يوم القيامة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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