The Ruling on Memorizing Summaries for a Student of Knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, do you advise a student of knowledge to memorize the concise texts after the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
Memorizing the concise texts is good, but it is not sufficient. A teacher is necessary. I have said this more than once. Relying on memorization alone without a teacher does not benefit a person in any way. Therefore, he must memorize these texts under a teacher who clarifies their meanings, explains their terms, implications, and contents to him, so that he can benefit from them. As for him memorizing them without understanding their meaning, or understanding them incorrectly, that does not benefit him in any way.
Honorable Shaykh, do you advise a student of knowledge to memorize the concise texts after the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
Memorizing the concise texts is good, but it is not sufficient. A teacher is necessary. I have said this more than once. Relying on memorization alone without a teacher does not benefit a person in any way. Therefore, he must memorize these texts under a teacher who clarifies their meanings, explains their terms, implications, and contents to him, so that he can benefit from them. As for him memorizing them without understanding their meaning, or understanding them incorrectly, that does not benefit him in any way.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 15 — archive.org (1:16:09)
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