No One Should Have Any Doubt Upon The Importance of Memorizing The Quraan, Especially The Student of Knowledge

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Shaykh Abdul Kareem bin Abdullah al-Khudayr [May Allaah Preserve him] said:

You should give Quraan its importance, before you learn any other field. This is because you may find a person; he has stopped memorizing the Quraan because it is hard for him. So shall we tell him, don’t memorise the Quraan, memorise the smaller books and treatise instead? Especially based on the fact that many scholars said that it is a condition that a Mujtahid must be someone who has memorised the whole Quraan. Some said it is sufficient that he has memorized the Ayaat that pertain to rulings; nevertheless we can’t underestimate the value of memorizing the Quraan. Those who memorise are the people of the Quraan.

Ibn al-Qayyim [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said, after explaining the importance of memorising the Quraan before seeking knowledge, the meaning of the people of Quraan is that they are the people of Allaah and those close to Him. They are the one who gave the Quraan special importance. They recited it, they read it, they pondered upon it, they derived lessons from it, they understood it, they had knowledge of it, they acted upon it, these are the people of the Quraan. He carried on in saying, some memorise and they sleep with it and others make it their life (meaning they haven’t memorised but they understand and act upon it), this has its benefits and so does that.  Nevertheless, no one should have any doubt upon the importance of memorizing the Quraan, especially the student of knowledge.

Sharh Al-Fiyyah al-‘Iraaqee Fee Uloom al-Hadeeth by Shaykh Abdul-Kareem bin Abdullah al-Khudayr [May Allaah Preserve him], Tape 21; 34-40 minutes