Combining the Memorization of the Qur'an with the Memorization of Scientific Texts
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I am a beginner student, and I find memorizing the Qur'an difficult. I am quicker at memorizing scientific texts and Prophetic hadiths because of the apparent benefits I find in them, some of which I may act upon. What do you advise me to do if I am unable to combine memorizing the Qur'an with memorizing other things?
Answer:
There is no blame on you except regarding the remembrance of Allah. It is obligatory for you to memorize the Qur'an, but you may read the Qur'an and write it by reciting it from the mushaf. You memorize from the texts; if you cannot, if you cannot, if you cannot, you must read them to him, or understand them. You may understand them, so it is necessary that along with memorizing them, you read them to one of the scholars who will clarify them for you and explain them to you.
Honorable Shaykh, I am a beginner student, and I find memorizing the Qur'an difficult. I am quicker at memorizing scientific texts and Prophetic hadiths because of the apparent benefits I find in them, some of which I may act upon. What do you advise me to do if I am unable to combine memorizing the Qur'an with memorizing other things?
Answer:
There is no blame on you except regarding the remembrance of Allah. It is obligatory for you to memorize the Qur'an, but you may read the Qur'an and write it by reciting it from the mushaf. You memorize from the texts; if you cannot, if you cannot, if you cannot, you must read them to him, or understand them. You may understand them, so it is necessary that along with memorizing them, you read them to one of the scholars who will clarify them for you and explain them to you.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب إحياء الموات — islamhouse.com (1:03:56)
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