Is it not said that it is better for one who forgets the Qur'an to say "I forgot it" (nasiytu) rather than "I was made to forget it" (nasiytu), because the latter implies that Allah is the one who caused him to forget the Qur'an, and Allah does not
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The questioner : ... The Shaykh says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said not to say "I forgot it" but to say "I was made to forget it." The Shaykh means that if someone were to say that forgetting is evil... good, and that Allah the Exalted means to make the servant forget the Qur'an, because the evil... comes from Shaytan and not from Allah the Exalted? ...?
The Shaykh : We say that the Messenger spoke thus; the Messenger is more knowledgeable than we are.
The questioner : ... This reasoning is not correct... it is not from Allah, but rather for another reason.
The Shaykh : From where?
The questioner : Meaning, he forgot it by himself, and Allah the Exalted did not make him forget it.
The Shaykh : Allah Mighty and Majestic did not make him forget it[Al-A'la 87:6-7]
The Shaykh : We say that the Messenger spoke thus; the Messenger is more knowledgeable than we are.
The questioner : ... This reasoning is not correct... it is not from Allah, but rather for another reason.
The Shaykh : From where?
The questioner : Meaning, he forgot it by himself, and Allah the Exalted did not make him forget it.
The Shaykh : Allah Mighty and Majestic did not make him forget it