My mother considers me negligent for not memorizing the Noble Qur'an, but I always read it; however, no one encourages me to memorize it. Is there a sin on me for that?

The questioner : The questioner says: My mother considers me negligent for not memorizing the Noble Qur'an, but I always read it, and praise be to Allah. However, no one encourages me to memorize it. Is there a sin on me for that, even though I am, praise be to Allah, committed to the hadith which means: If a woman prays her five daily prayers, fasts her month, guards her chastity, and obeys her husband, it will be said to her: Enter Paradise from whichever gate you wish?

The Shaykh : The question is that her mother blames her, saying: Why don't you memorize the Qur'an? I say: If the woman has not been negligent in attending to the Qur'an, whether by memorizing it by heart or by reading it from the book, then there is no sin on her. And it is said to the mother: As long as the wife is obedient to Allah the Mighty and Majestic and to His Messenger, and is fulfilling what is obligatory upon her regarding the rights of close relatives and the rights of her husband, then there is no blame on her, and she should not be blamed for not memorizing the Qur'an. Memorizing the Qur'an may be difficult for some people, especially a married woman who is occupied with her husband and the affairs of her home.