Is forgetting the Noble Qur'an among the major sins, with evidence?
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The questioner : Is forgetting the Qur'an, O honorable Shaykh, among the major sins, with evidence?
The Shaykh : Forgetting the Qur'an is not among the major sins, and there is no sin in it if a person has done what is obligatory upon him regarding the review of the Qur'an. Forgetting occurred to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is well known that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most diligent of people in reviewing the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and that he would not fall into sin by forgetting (peace and blessings be upon him). Forgetting is part of human nature, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 401.
However, if the forgetting is due to a person's negligence in the obligatory review of the Qur'an, he sins by doing so because he abandoned what is obligatory upon him, namely the obligatory review. There is much discussion regarding the hadith containing the threat for this matter, and a person cannot be certain that the mentioned threat will occur, because it was not established with a certainty upon which a person can build his belief. Therefore, we say that the forgetting which is caused by negligence, meaning the neglect of what is obligatory upon him regarding the review of the Qur'an, makes the person sinful only. As for being certain that it is among the major sins, this depends on the authenticity of the hadith, and there is much discussion regarding that hadith. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This listener, A.A. from Sudan, says:
The Shaykh : Forgetting the Qur'an is not among the major sins, and there is no sin in it if a person has done what is obligatory upon him regarding the review of the Qur'an. Forgetting occurred to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is well known that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most diligent of people in reviewing the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and that he would not fall into sin by forgetting (peace and blessings be upon him). Forgetting is part of human nature, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
but I am a human being like you and liable to forget like you. So if I forget remind me
إنما أنا بشر مثلكم أنسى كما تنسون، فإذا نسيت فذكرونيHowever, if the forgetting is due to a person's negligence in the obligatory review of the Qur'an, he sins by doing so because he abandoned what is obligatory upon him, namely the obligatory review. There is much discussion regarding the hadith containing the threat for this matter, and a person cannot be certain that the mentioned threat will occur, because it was not established with a certainty upon which a person can build his belief. Therefore, we say that the forgetting which is caused by negligence, meaning the neglect of what is obligatory upon him regarding the review of the Qur'an, makes the person sinful only. As for being certain that it is among the major sins, this depends on the authenticity of the hadith, and there is much discussion regarding that hadith. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This listener, A.A. from Sudan, says: