What a student of knowledge should memorize from the texts
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Question:
He says: What do you advise a student of knowledge to memorize from the texts? Does he start with *Bulugh al-Maram* before *Al-Zad*, or does he prioritize *Al-Zad*? He also asks you to pray for him that Allah may facilitate his marriage.
Answer:
The task is not memorizing the texts or memorizing the hadiths; the task is understanding. Understanding the verses and hadiths comes after memorization, combining memorization with understanding. This is not possible unless you find a teacher or a scholar who explains these texts to you and clarifies them. Without a teacher and without an instructor, memorizing the texts is not sufficient if you do not understand their meanings, or if you understand them incorrectly, without the teachers and scholars who explain them. Books are tools; books are tools that cannot be relied upon for acquiring knowledge and understanding without a teacher. If you had a weapon and did not know how to use it, would it be permissible for you to risk your life and use it while you are ignorant? No, a trainer is necessary. A trainer on the weapon is required to train you and teach you how to use it, otherwise you will kill yourself with it or kill someone else. Likewise, books are like a weapon; a trainer is necessary to train you on them and help you understand their objectives and meanings. The teacher may be in the mosque or in formal schools, such as institutes and colleges, formal schools for teachers. The important thing is that a teacher is necessary for the one who wants to memorize, for the one who wants to understand knowledge and acquire knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: What do you advise a student of knowledge to memorize from the texts? Does he start with *Bulugh al-Maram* before *Al-Zad*, or does he prioritize *Al-Zad*? He also asks you to pray for him that Allah may facilitate his marriage.
Answer:
The task is not memorizing the texts or memorizing the hadiths; the task is understanding. Understanding the verses and hadiths comes after memorization, combining memorization with understanding. This is not possible unless you find a teacher or a scholar who explains these texts to you and clarifies them. Without a teacher and without an instructor, memorizing the texts is not sufficient if you do not understand their meanings, or if you understand them incorrectly, without the teachers and scholars who explain them. Books are tools; books are tools that cannot be relied upon for acquiring knowledge and understanding without a teacher. If you had a weapon and did not know how to use it, would it be permissible for you to risk your life and use it while you are ignorant? No, a trainer is necessary. A trainer on the weapon is required to train you and teach you how to use it, otherwise you will kill yourself with it or kill someone else. Likewise, books are like a weapon; a trainer is necessary to train you on them and help you understand their objectives and meanings. The teacher may be in the mosque or in formal schools, such as institutes and colleges, formal schools for teachers. The important thing is that a teacher is necessary for the one who wants to memorize, for the one who wants to understand knowledge and acquire knowledge. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-031-الشتاء وما فيه من النعم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (42:47)
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