The Ruling on Forgetting the Noble Qur'an
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! In the hadithSunan Abi Dawud 461Da'if (Al-Albani) we ask for an explanation of this phrase, O Shaykh?
Answer:
This contains an exhortation to memorize the Qur'an, and that whoever memorizes it should recite it repeatedly. However, there is weakness in the chain of this hadith. If he forgets it, there is no blame on him, for forgetting is not tied to his choice. But it is recommended for the believer, if Allah grants him the ability to memorize the Qur'an, or whatever of it is easy for him, to be consistent with it and to strive to memorize it so that he does not forget it. If he does forget it, he owes nothing. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh! In the hadith
I did not find a sin greater than that of a person forgetting the Qur'anic chapter or verse memorised by him.
أنس فلم أر ذنبا أعظم من سورة من القرآن أو آية أوتيها رجل ثم نسيهاAnswer:
This contains an exhortation to memorize the Qur'an, and that whoever memorizes it should recite it repeatedly. However, there is weakness in the chain of this hadith. If he forgets it, there is no blame on him, for forgetting is not tied to his choice. But it is recommended for the believer, if Allah grants him the ability to memorize the Qur'an, or whatever of it is easy for him, to be consistent with it and to strive to memorize it so that he does not forget it. If he does forget it, he owes nothing. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب صلاة التطوع في الكعبة — islamhouse.com (25:08)
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