What is the ruling on one who memorized the Qur'an and then forgot it?
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The questioner:
He says: I memorized a large portion of the Qur'an and then forgot it, so what is the ruling?
The Shaykh:
You are preserving it secondly, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Qamar 54:17] You seek help from Allah, you recover the memorization, and you strive to maintain it; for it is a great blessing that will not be lost to you.
The questioner:
He says: Does this fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Taha 20:124]?
The Shaykh:
No, this does not fall under it. What is meant by that is the one who does not act upon the Qur'an. The one who does not act upon the Qur'an is the one who will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection blind. As for the one who acts upon the Qur'an, even if he does not memorize it, he is among the people of faith and the people of happiness, even if he does not memorize the Qur'an.
He says: I memorized a large portion of the Qur'an and then forgot it, so what is the ruling?
The Shaykh:
You are preserving it secondly, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِThe questioner:
He says: Does this fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."
وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَىٰThe Shaykh:
No, this does not fall under it. What is meant by that is the one who does not act upon the Qur'an. The one who does not act upon the Qur'an is the one who will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection blind. As for the one who acts upon the Qur'an, even if he does not memorize it, he is among the people of faith and the people of happiness, even if he does not memorize the Qur'an.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مَن حفظ القرآن ثم نساه؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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