With what does a student of knowledge begin when he has finished memorizing the Qur'an?
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The questioner : If a student of knowledge has finished memorizing the Qur'an, does he begin with the two Sahihs or with the matn texts?
The Shaykh : What matn texts?
The questioner : The Three Fundamental Principles and the Core of Judgments.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I see that he should focus on the authentic Sunnah from the books compiled on this. As for the two Sahihs, yes, there is no doubt that they are important, but as you know, the hadiths in the two Sahihs contain many things that people do not need much, such as transactions, agriculture, and others. So, let him memorize, for example, Bulugh al-Maram or the Core of Judgments after that. Then, after this, he returns to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and 'aqidah (creed) and the fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) matn texts.
The Shaykh : What matn texts?
The questioner : The Three Fundamental Principles and the Core of Judgments.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I see that he should focus on the authentic Sunnah from the books compiled on this. As for the two Sahihs, yes, there is no doubt that they are important, but as you know, the hadiths in the two Sahihs contain many things that people do not need much, such as transactions, agriculture, and others. So, let him memorize, for example, Bulugh al-Maram or the Core of Judgments after that. Then, after this, he returns to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and 'aqidah (creed) and the fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) matn texts.