Does one who memorizes the Qur'an and then forgets it commit a sin?
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Question:
Does one who memorizes the Qur'an and then forgets it afterwards due to being preoccupied with the affairs of his life commit a sin?
Answer:
The correct view is that he does not commit a sin for that, but it is prescribed for the Muslim to take care of his memorized Qur'an and to review it so that he does not forget it; acting in accordance with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Riyad as-Salihin 1002.
And the most important and greatest matter is to take care of reflecting on its meanings and acting upon it; so whoever acts upon it, it is an argument for him, and whoever neglects it, it is an argument against him; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan an-Nasa'i 2437Sahih (Darussalam) narrated by Muslim in his Sahih, from the hadith of al-Harith al-Ash'ari in a long hadith.
Does one who memorizes the Qur'an and then forgets it afterwards due to being preoccupied with the affairs of his life commit a sin?
Answer:
The correct view is that he does not commit a sin for that, but it is prescribed for the Muslim to take care of his memorized Qur'an and to review it so that he does not forget it; acting in accordance with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Read the Qur'an regularly. By the One in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, it escapes from memory faster than a camel does from its tying ropes.
تعاهدوا هذا القرآن؛ فوالذي نَفْسُ محمد بيده إنه لأشد تفلُّتًا من الإبل في عقلهاAnd the most important and greatest matter is to take care of reflecting on its meanings and acting upon it; so whoever acts upon it, it is an argument for him, and whoever neglects it, it is an argument against him; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
and the Qur'an is proof, either for you or against you
والقرآن حجة لك أو عليك
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