Ruling on Designating Specific Surahs of the Qur'an for Memorization and Exegesis
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Question:
The first message in this episode is from a listener named Fawaz Sulayman al-'Utaybi. Brother Fawaz says: We see it widely circulated among certain groups concerned with calling people to Allah that it is virtuous and recommended to memorize, understand, and clarify the meanings and exegesis of the last ten surahs of the Qur'an. This has been attributed to your Eminence. Is there a Prophetic text for this, and is what was attributed to you correct?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
I am not aware of any basis for what the questioner mentioned, and what was attributed to me is not correct. However, it is prescribed for the believer to memorize the entire Qur'an, and likewise for the believing woman, if that is feasible. As for designating the last ten surahs with a specific recommendation, I am not aware of any basis for that. But they are short surahs that a person needs for his prayer. So if he memorizes them, that is a good thing. However, I am not aware of any specific evidence for them, nor do I know that I ever said anything about that. The first of the ten is Surat al-Fil.
The point is that these ten short surahs are needed by a person for his obligatory and voluntary prayers, because most people in general do not have the ability to memorize the Qur'an. So if it is feasible for him to memorize these ten, that is a great good. As for there being a specific text regarding them, I am not aware of any specific text, nor do I know that I ever said anything about that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The first message in this episode is from a listener named Fawaz Sulayman al-'Utaybi. Brother Fawaz says: We see it widely circulated among certain groups concerned with calling people to Allah that it is virtuous and recommended to memorize, understand, and clarify the meanings and exegesis of the last ten surahs of the Qur'an. This has been attributed to your Eminence. Is there a Prophetic text for this, and is what was attributed to you correct?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
I am not aware of any basis for what the questioner mentioned, and what was attributed to me is not correct. However, it is prescribed for the believer to memorize the entire Qur'an, and likewise for the believing woman, if that is feasible. As for designating the last ten surahs with a specific recommendation, I am not aware of any basis for that. But they are short surahs that a person needs for his prayer. So if he memorizes them, that is a good thing. However, I am not aware of any specific evidence for them, nor do I know that I ever said anything about that. The first of the ten is Surat al-Fil.
The point is that these ten short surahs are needed by a person for his obligatory and voluntary prayers, because most people in general do not have the ability to memorize the Qur'an. So if it is feasible for him to memorize these ten, that is a great good. As for there being a specific text regarding them, I am not aware of any specific text, nor do I know that I ever said anything about that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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