The virtue of memorizing the Qur'an for one who forgets it or does not act upon it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Many proofs have been mentioned regarding the virtue of memorizing the Qur'an and its memorizers. Does one who memorizes it and then forgets it, or who memorizes it but does not act upon it, obtain this virtue?
Answer:
If he memorizes it but does not act upon it, it becomes a proof against him before Allah, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2437Sahih (Darussalam). So if he does not act upon it, it becomes a proof against him. And if he forgets it, the blessing is with him, and the blessing that Allah bestowed upon him, which is the memorization of His Book, is removed.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Many proofs have been mentioned regarding the virtue of memorizing the Qur'an and its memorizers. Does one who memorizes it and then forgets it, or who memorizes it but does not act upon it, obtain this virtue?
Answer:
If he memorizes it but does not act upon it, it becomes a proof against him before Allah, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
and the Qur'an is proof, either for you or against you
وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ لَكَ أَوْ عَلَيْكَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في القلب الميت — islamhouse.com (52:04)
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