The ruling on forgetting the Qur'an after memorizing it
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Question:
He has a final point in his questions, saying: If one memorizes the Qur'an and then forgets it, either because of sins or because of being preoccupied with worldly matters,
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the regular review of the Qur'an, and informed us that it slips away like the escape of camels from their tether. So one should review the Qur'an. If he forgets it due to a calamity that befalls him, there is no blame on him for that, and he is excused. But if he forgets it because of not reciting it, neglecting it, and being preoccupied with other things, then this is considered the loss of a blessing. A blessing that was with him has been lost, so he must seek to retrieve it and recover it, and not let it slip away from him. He should increase his recitation, allocate a portion of recitation for himself every day until he completes a recitation of the entire Qur'an, and repeat that. He will have a great reward. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 999, a letter is a letter, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2910Hasan (Darussalam), yes.
He has a final point in his questions, saying: If one memorizes the Qur'an and then forgets it, either because of sins or because of being preoccupied with worldly matters,
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the regular review of the Qur'an, and informed us that it slips away like the escape of camels from their tether. So one should review the Qur'an. If he forgets it due to a calamity that befalls him, there is no blame on him for that, and he is excused. But if he forgets it because of not reciting it, neglecting it, and being preoccupied with other things, then this is considered the loss of a blessing. A blessing that was with him has been lost, so he must seek to retrieve it and recover it, and not let it slip away from him. He should increase his recitation, allocate a portion of recitation for himself every day until he completes a recitation of the entire Qur'an, and repeat that. He will have a great reward. He (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
من قرأ حرفا من كتاب الله فله حسنة، حسنة بعشر أمثالها، لا أقول ألمbut Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter
ولكن ألف حرف، ولام حرف، وميم حرف
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (103) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-10-24] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (16:29)
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