Does a person sin if he memorizes something of the Noble Qur'an and then forgets some of it?
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Question:
Does a person sin if he memorizes something of the Noble Qur'an and then forgets some of it?
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: It is obligatory to take care of the Noble Qur'an by learning it, teaching it, reciting it, reflecting on it, and acting according to its rulings, because it is the straight path and the correct methodology that Allah revealed to be followed, acted upon, and taken as a proof between the servant and his Lord. This is the purpose regarding the Noble Qur'an. Whoever memorizes the Qur'an, or memorizes a part of it, has been given a great blessing, and he must preserve it and increase his recitation of it. This is for two purposes. The first purpose is to obtain the reward, the reward of recitation, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 999. But I do not say "alif-lam-mim" is one letter; rather, alif is a letter, lam is a letter, and mim is a letter.
The second purpose of recitation is to fix the Qur'an in the memory. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. It needs to be tended to through repeated recitation until it becomes fixed.
Among the purposes as well is that reciting the Qur'an is a means to acting upon what is in it, a means to reflecting on it and preparing to act upon what is in it. Reciting the Qur'an has great benefits. If a person delays with the Qur'an or forgets something of it, he has lost a great blessing. He has lost a great blessing. It is obligatory for him to restore what he forgot of the Qur'an and to resume reciting the Qur'an, because a person's distance from the Qur'an and his disconnection from reciting it causes his heart to harden and causes his heedlessness. However, if he increases his recitation of the Qur'an and connects himself to it, this increases his knowledge, softens his heart, and binds him to the Noble Qur'an.
Forgetting the Qur'an is a calamity, a loss of a great blessing, but he is not held accountable for this, nor does he sin because of it. Rather, he has lost a great blessing, and he must retrieve it and make up for what happened to him. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Does a person sin if he memorizes something of the Noble Qur'an and then forgets some of it?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: It is obligatory to take care of the Noble Qur'an by learning it, teaching it, reciting it, reflecting on it, and acting according to its rulings, because it is the straight path and the correct methodology that Allah revealed to be followed, acted upon, and taken as a proof between the servant and his Lord. This is the purpose regarding the Noble Qur'an. Whoever memorizes the Qur'an, or memorizes a part of it, has been given a great blessing, and he must preserve it and increase his recitation of it. This is for two purposes. The first purpose is to obtain the reward, the reward of recitation, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.
من قرأ حرفا من كتاب الله فله حسنة، والحسنة بعشر أمثالها، لا أقول ألف لا ميم حرف، ولام حرف، وميم حرفThe second purpose of recitation is to fix the Qur'an in the memory. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Tend to this Qur'an, for it is more likely to slip away than a camel from its tether.
تعهدوا هذا القرآن، فلهو أشد تفلتا من الإبلAmong the purposes as well is that reciting the Qur'an is a means to acting upon what is in it, a means to reflecting on it and preparing to act upon what is in it. Reciting the Qur'an has great benefits. If a person delays with the Qur'an or forgets something of it, he has lost a great blessing. He has lost a great blessing. It is obligatory for him to restore what he forgot of the Qur'an and to resume reciting the Qur'an, because a person's distance from the Qur'an and his disconnection from reciting it causes his heart to harden and causes his heedlessness. However, if he increases his recitation of the Qur'an and connects himself to it, this increases his knowledge, softens his heart, and binds him to the Noble Qur'an.
Forgetting the Qur'an is a calamity, a loss of a great blessing, but he is not held accountable for this, nor does he sin because of it. Rather, he has lost a great blessing, and he must retrieve it and make up for what happened to him. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يأثم الإنسان إذا حفظ شيئاً من القرآن الكريم ثم نسي بعضه؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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