Is there a sound warning for the one who memorized the Qur'an and then forgot it?
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Question:
Is there a punishment or a warning reported for the one who memorized the Qur'an and then forgot it?
Answer:
Some warnings have come regarding this, but they are weak hadiths. The correct view is that he owes nothing. The thing that is required of him is if he forgets acting upon it and neglects it. As for forgetting the recitation, there is no blame on him. Forgetting is part of human nature, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) informed us about our father Adam that he forgot: [Ta-Ha:115], and our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 572a. And when he dropped some verses in some of the recitation and concluded the prayer, he said to Ubay: He said: Yes. He said: meaning: to remind, and to alert.
So the point is that forgetting is from... and it happens, to the prophets and others, and it does not harm the person. But he should not neglect it. He should strive, since Allah has bestowed upon him this great blessing. He should strive to preserve it, to review it, and to recite it frequently, so that he does not forget. But if he forgets something, this does not harm him, and there is no sin upon him.
As for the hadith: it is weak, not authentic.
And as for His saying, the Exalted, in Surat Ta-Ha: [Ta-Ha:123- 126], the intended meaning here is: forgetting the action, turning away from the recitation, and not caring. The intended meaning is not forgetting the wording, which is the opposite of remembrance. No, the intended meaning is forgetting the action, turning away from the action, and leaving the action with the Book of Allah , and the warning came with that.
Is there a punishment or a warning reported for the one who memorized the Qur'an and then forgot it?
Answer:
Some warnings have come regarding this, but they are weak hadiths. The correct view is that he owes nothing. The thing that is required of him is if he forgets acting upon it and neglects it. As for forgetting the recitation, there is no blame on him. Forgetting is part of human nature, and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) informed us about our father Adam that he forgot:
And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.
وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَا إِلَى آدَمَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ عَزْمًاBut I am a human being and I forget as you for. get, so when I forget, remind me
إنما أنا بشر، أنسى كما تنسون، فإذا نسيتُ فذكِّرونيWhere were you? Were you present?
أين كنتَ؟ أحضرتَ؟What prevented you?
ما منعك؟So the point is that forgetting is from... and it happens, to the prophets and others, and it does not harm the person. But he should not neglect it. He should strive, since Allah has bestowed upon him this great blessing. He should strive to preserve it, to review it, and to recite it frequently, so that he does not forget. But if he forgets something, this does not harm him, and there is no sin upon him.
As for the hadith:
Whoever memorized the Qur'an and then forgot it will meet Allah while he is a leper
مَن حفظ القرآنَ ثم نسيه لقي الله وهو أجذمAnd as for His saying, the Exalted, in Surat Ta-Ha:
(123) [Allah] said, "Descend from Paradise - all, [your descendants] being enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidance from Me - then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray [in the world] nor suffer [in the Hereafter]. (124) And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind." (125) He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?" (126) [Allah] will say, "Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."
قَالَ اهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ مِنِّي هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَى وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنْكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَى * قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِي أَعْمَى وَقَدْ كُنْتُ بَصِيرًا قَالَ كَذَلِكَ أَتَتْكَ آيَاتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنْسَى
Source
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