Is it obligatory to memorize the Qur'an by heart, or is it sufficient to read it from the mushaf?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people say that it is not obligatory to memorize the Noble Qur'an, and that the obligation is merely to read it, and that there is no evidence from the Sunnah for the obligation of memorizing it. Is what they mention correct?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to memorize the Qur'an by heart; rather, this is a matter of excellence. But one reads the Qur'an from the mushaf, one reads from the mushaf, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people say that it is not obligatory to memorize the Noble Qur'an, and that the obligation is merely to read it, and that there is no evidence from the Sunnah for the obligation of memorizing it. Is what they mention correct?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to memorize the Qur'an by heart; rather, this is a matter of excellence. But one reads the Qur'an from the mushaf, one reads from the mushaf, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 616- هل يجب حفظ القرآن عن ظهر قلب، أم يكفي قراءته من المصحف؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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