The Summaries to Be Memorized by the Beginner Student of Knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the questioner says: What are the summaries that a beginner student of knowledge should memorize and learn?
Answer:
There are many summaries and many lengthy books, but who is it that explains the summaries to you? It is the scholar you read to and who explains to you who chooses the book he wants to explain to you and for you to memorize. As for you memorizing without reading to the people of knowledge, mere memorization is of no benefit; leaving it in the book is easier for you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the questioner says: What are the summaries that a beginner student of knowledge should memorize and learn?
Answer:
There are many summaries and many lengthy books, but who is it that explains the summaries to you? It is the scholar you read to and who explains to you who chooses the book he wants to explain to you and for you to memorize. As for you memorizing without reading to the people of knowledge, mere memorization is of no benefit; leaving it in the book is easier for you. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن التابعين — islamhouse.com (1:10:06)
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