What is the ruling on one who abandons memorizing the Qur'an for fear of forgetting it?
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The questioner:
Someone might say that the only thing preventing him from memorizing the Noble Qur'an is his fear of forgetting it, so what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
This is a discouragement from Shaytan, so it is not permissible for a person to say, "I do not want to memorize the Qur'an for fear that I will forget it." Rather, he should have a sincere intention, rely upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and memorize whatever is easy for him of the Qur'an. If it is easy for him to memorize it all, that is a great blessing. Otherwise, he memorizes whatever is easy for him, so he does not become bankrupt of the Qur'an, meaning he does not have any memorization of it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Mishkat al-Masabih 2135.
Someone might say that the only thing preventing him from memorizing the Noble Qur'an is his fear of forgetting it, so what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
This is a discouragement from Shaytan, so it is not permissible for a person to say, "I do not want to memorize the Qur'an for fear that I will forget it." Rather, he should have a sincere intention, rely upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and memorize whatever is easy for him of the Qur'an. If it is easy for him to memorize it all, that is a great blessing. Otherwise, he memorizes whatever is easy for him, so he does not become bankrupt of the Qur'an, meaning he does not have any memorization of it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
God’s messenger as saying, “Anyone who has nothing of the Qur’ān within him is like a ruined house.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم إن الجوف الذي ليس فيه شيء من القرآن كالبيت الخرب
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من ترك حفظ القرآن خشية نسيانه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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