The Ruling on Competitions for Memorizing the Qur'an and the Sunnah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are many questions asked about the competitions for memorizing the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Do they fall under the category of permissible competitions or impermissible ones? Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) classified them
Answer:
as permissible; he classified them as permissible because seeking religious knowledge is a form of jihad in the path of Allah, and this is the closest view, and Allah knows best.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are many questions asked about the competitions for memorizing the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Do they fall under the category of permissible competitions or impermissible ones? Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) classified them
Answer:
as permissible; he classified them as permissible because seeking religious knowledge is a form of jihad in the path of Allah, and this is the closest view, and Allah knows best.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1427 -2802] حكم المسابقات في حفظ القرآن والسُنَّة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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