Is it better in Ramadan to recite the Qur'an or to seek knowledge?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Ramadan is known as the month of the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : Ramadan is known as the month of the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : So, if one engages in seeking knowledge, reading, and reviewing, then...
The Shaykh : No, the best is to engage with the Qur'an. The best is to engage with the Qur'an.
The questioner : As for reviewing scientific texts...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : I say, as for reviewing scientific texts, such as if a person reviews, for example, the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or the Alfiyyah of Ibn Malik, or similar scientific texts...
The Shaykh : In Ramadan, I mean.
The questioner : I mean, in Ramadan and in other times, because if he leaves them, he may forget them.
The Shaykh : Ramadan is one month. Ramadan is for the Qur'an.
The questioner : Okay, and the rest of the time, O Shaykh, for example, I mean...
The Shaykh : For the rest of the time, a person is a doctor for himself.
The questioner : He wants to engage in what is better, but he fears forgetting.
The Shaykh : No, if he fears forgetting in an important matter...
The questioner : Yes, he should review them.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : Ramadan is known as the month of the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : So, if one engages in seeking knowledge, reading, and reviewing, then...
The Shaykh : No, the best is to engage with the Qur'an. The best is to engage with the Qur'an.
The questioner : As for reviewing scientific texts...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : I say, as for reviewing scientific texts, such as if a person reviews, for example, the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or the Alfiyyah of Ibn Malik, or similar scientific texts...
The Shaykh : In Ramadan, I mean.
The questioner : I mean, in Ramadan and in other times, because if he leaves them, he may forget them.
The Shaykh : Ramadan is one month. Ramadan is for the Qur'an.
The questioner : Okay, and the rest of the time, O Shaykh, for example, I mean...
The Shaykh : For the rest of the time, a person is a doctor for himself.
The questioner : He wants to engage in what is better, but he fears forgetting.
The Shaykh : No, if he fears forgetting in an important matter...
The questioner : Yes, he should review them.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.