The Ruling on Joining Courses for Memorizing the Qur'an and the Sunnah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There are some courses nowadays for memorizing the Noble Qur'an in about a month, and for memorizing the Sunnah in a short time, and valuable prizes are offered for them. Do you advise us to join such courses?
Answer:
Memorization is good, but what is the intended purpose? The intended purpose is jurisprudence and understanding. As for you memorizing al-Bukhari, Muslim, and the major collections while not understanding their meaning, what is the benefit? My brother, the book outside is enough for us instead of you. As for the intended purpose, if you do not memorize much but have jurisprudence, that is good. But as for you memorizing a lot and not understanding, my brother, the book is enough, praise be to Allah. Do not burden yourself. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There are some courses nowadays for memorizing the Noble Qur'an in about a month, and for memorizing the Sunnah in a short time, and valuable prizes are offered for them. Do you advise us to join such courses?
Answer:
Memorization is good, but what is the intended purpose? The intended purpose is jurisprudence and understanding. As for you memorizing al-Bukhari, Muslim, and the major collections while not understanding their meaning, what is the benefit? My brother, the book outside is enough for us instead of you. As for the intended purpose, if you do not memorize much but have jurisprudence, that is good. But as for you memorizing a lot and not understanding, my brother, the book is enough, praise be to Allah. Do not burden yourself. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [287 -1024] ما التوجيه حول دورات حفظ القرآن في شهر، وحفظ السنة في وقت قصير؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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