Guiding the Youth in Memorizing the Noble Qur'an

Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! May Allah preserve you and guide your steps. Some of the youth hesitate to memorize the Noble Qur'an out of fear of the warning they anticipate regarding forgetfulness. What is your guidance for the youth?

Answer:
It is a recommended practice (sunnah) to memorize the Qur'an, and to direct one's effort toward memorizing it so that one can read it wherever one is. Even if one forgets some of it, it does not harm him, and praise be to Allah; the correct view is that it does not harm him, because forgetting is not by human choice. Regarding the one who memorizes, Allah the Exalted and Majestic said: . The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) confirmed that Allah said, "I have done so." Therefore, there is no accountability for forgetting. So a person should not be lazy about this because he might forget; rather, it is prescribed for him to take care of preserving the Qur'an so that he can read it night and day whenever he wishes, and to be able to reflect upon it and understand it without needing his mushaf.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.