Guidance on Preserving the Qur'an at the Beginning of Seeking Knowledge
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Question:
Among the guidance of our righteous predecessors was preserving the Noble Qur'an at the beginning of their pursuit of knowledge, just as is the method of the firmly grounded scholars. Some people, however, show disdain for this. So what is your guidance, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
Yes, the sound method is that children and young people memorize the Qur'an first, and then they seek knowledge after they have memorized the Qur'an in their youth, because the young one has a greater capacity for memorization than the older one, and so that the Qur'an becomes firmly established in his memory. After that, he seeks knowledge. This is the correct and appropriate path. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Among the guidance of our righteous predecessors was preserving the Noble Qur'an at the beginning of their pursuit of knowledge, just as is the method of the firmly grounded scholars. Some people, however, show disdain for this. So what is your guidance, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
Yes, the sound method is that children and young people memorize the Qur'an first, and then they seek knowledge after they have memorized the Qur'an in their youth, because the young one has a greater capacity for memorization than the older one, and so that the Qur'an becomes firmly established in his memory. After that, he seeks knowledge. This is the correct and appropriate path. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/105 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (29:48)
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