What is your advice for the beginner student of knowledge?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, the beginner student of knowledge finds difficulty in seeking and memorizing. What is your advice for him?
The Shaykh : Yes, I see that the beginner student of knowledge should strive to memorize the texts, because, as I said, the young one does not forget. Memorizing the texts is the knowledge. Do not be deceived by the one who says that knowledge is understanding; that is a mistake. Allah the Exalted did not benefit us except with what we memorized previously in our youth. We recall the phrases we used to memorize before. Therefore, you find that those who rely on mere understanding have no knowledge when the time of trial comes, because they have nothing to rely upon. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, I see that the beginner student of knowledge should strive to memorize the texts, because, as I said, the young one does not forget. Memorizing the texts is the knowledge. Do not be deceived by the one who says that knowledge is understanding; that is a mistake. Allah the Exalted did not benefit us except with what we memorized previously in our youth. We recall the phrases we used to memorize before. Therefore, you find that those who rely on mere understanding have no knowledge when the time of trial comes, because they have nothing to rely upon. Yes.