Advice for one who lets the Qur'an slip away
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Question:
He says: I memorized the Noble Qur'an, and praise be to Allah, in two years, and it was continuous, meaning: all day long, and throughout the two years I did not leave the Qur'an for a single day. Is this duration sufficient, or am I...
The Shaykh: Repeat.
The presenter: He says: I inform you that I memorized the Qur'an in only two years, and it was continuous, meaning all day long, and throughout the two years I did not leave the Qur'an for a single day. Is this duration sufficient? May Allah reward you with good. However, I notice that I forget a lot, so what do you advise me?
Answer:
Memorizing the Qur'an is required and prescribed, and if it is facilitated for him to memorize it in a short time, that is among the great blessings of Allah.
So the result is that it is prescribed for him to engage in memorizing the Qur'an according to what is facilitated, on the condition that it does not prevent him from an obligatory duty or cause him to fall into what is forbidden. He must memorize the Qur'an while taking into account what is obligatory upon him and what is forbidden upon him. He should memorize the Qur'an at appropriate times and not let it prevent him from praying in the mosque in congregation, nor let it prevent him from earning lawful sustenance that provides for his condition and the condition of his family, nor let it lead him into what is forbidden by doing what Allah has forbidden upon him for the sake of memorizing the Qur'an, for example, by engaging in what Allah has forbidden to him to memorize the Qur'an, either by engaging in what harms him, such as staying up late until he loses what Allah has made obligatory upon him, or by engaging in things that he claims help him in memorization but are forbidden, such as forbidden pills or forbidden drink or otherwise. He must take care to do what Allah has made obligatory and leave what Allah has forbidden, while attending to the memorization of the Noble Qur'an.
And if he forgets, it does not harm him, but he should strive not to forget; he should review it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded him in his saying:. So the believer reviews it and strives to memorize it, but he does not make things difficult for himself, nor does he engage in work that causes him to lose obligatory duties or leads him into forbidden things. Rather, he is careful at appropriate times while performing what Allah has made obligatory, such as prayer in congregation, fulfilling the rights of his family and children, earning lawful sustenance, and other things that are obligatory upon him. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
He says: I memorized the Noble Qur'an, and praise be to Allah, in two years, and it was continuous, meaning: all day long, and throughout the two years I did not leave the Qur'an for a single day. Is this duration sufficient, or am I...
The Shaykh: Repeat.
The presenter: He says: I inform you that I memorized the Qur'an in only two years, and it was continuous, meaning all day long, and throughout the two years I did not leave the Qur'an for a single day. Is this duration sufficient? May Allah reward you with good. However, I notice that I forget a lot, so what do you advise me?
Answer:
Memorizing the Qur'an is required and prescribed, and if it is facilitated for him to memorize it in a short time, that is among the great blessings of Allah.
So the result is that it is prescribed for him to engage in memorizing the Qur'an according to what is facilitated, on the condition that it does not prevent him from an obligatory duty or cause him to fall into what is forbidden. He must memorize the Qur'an while taking into account what is obligatory upon him and what is forbidden upon him. He should memorize the Qur'an at appropriate times and not let it prevent him from praying in the mosque in congregation, nor let it prevent him from earning lawful sustenance that provides for his condition and the condition of his family, nor let it lead him into what is forbidden by doing what Allah has forbidden upon him for the sake of memorizing the Qur'an, for example, by engaging in what Allah has forbidden to him to memorize the Qur'an, either by engaging in what harms him, such as staying up late until he loses what Allah has made obligatory upon him, or by engaging in things that he claims help him in memorization but are forbidden, such as forbidden pills or forbidden drink or otherwise. He must take care to do what Allah has made obligatory and leave what Allah has forbidden, while attending to the memorization of the Noble Qur'an.
And if he forgets, it does not harm him, but he should strive not to forget; he should review it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded him in his saying:
Review this Qur'an, for by Him in whose hand is my soul, it is more likely to slip away than camels from their tether.
تعاهدوا هذا القرآن، فوالذي نفسي بيده إنه لأشد تفلتًا من الإبل في عقلهاThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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