The sin of a Qur'an memorizer who forgets it
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Question:
This questioner asks, saying: Does a Qur'an memorizer who forgets the Qur'an and becomes preoccupied with other things commit a sin when he forgets it, may He be Blessed and Exalted?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin for that, but a great blessing has been removed from him. He should look after the Qur'an as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded regarding looking after the Qur'an, and he should not neglect it until it slips away, for it slips away just as camels slip away from their tether, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. He should preserve what he has memorized of the Qur'an and recite it frequently, and he has a great reward from Allah for thatRiyad as-Salihin 999. Yes.
This questioner asks, saying: Does a Qur'an memorizer who forgets the Qur'an and becomes preoccupied with other things commit a sin when he forgets it, may He be Blessed and Exalted?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin for that, but a great blessing has been removed from him. He should look after the Qur'an as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded regarding looking after the Qur'an, and he should not neglect it until it slips away, for it slips away just as camels slip away from their tether, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. He should preserve what he has memorized of the Qur'an and recite it frequently, and he has a great reward from Allah for that
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.
من قرأ حرفا من كتاب الله فله حسنة، والحسنة بعشر أمثالها
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (104) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-10-27] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:23)
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