The saying: Knowledge in youth is like an engraving on stone
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Question:
It is often said by the common people: Shaykh, is knowledge in youth like an engraving on stone?
Answer:
It is authentic. The young person and the child are more retentive and have firmer memory than the adult. The adult forgets what he has memorized, unlike the child, for it is engraved in his memory. Therefore, it is obligatory to take care of teaching children in their youth, to have them memorize the Qur'an, and to have them memorize the authentic hadiths. Yes.
It is often said by the common people: Shaykh, is knowledge in youth like an engraving on stone?
Answer:
It is authentic. The young person and the child are more retentive and have firmer memory than the adult. The adult forgets what he has memorized, unlike the child, for it is engraved in his memory. Therefore, it is obligatory to take care of teaching children in their youth, to have them memorize the Qur'an, and to have them memorize the authentic hadiths. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (185) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (21:43)
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