Some of the reasons for forgetting knowledge
Question:
“Many students suffer from forgetfulness of knowledge which they had memorized and loss of benefits they read about. So what therefore is the ideal solution for this problem in your opinion oh virtuous Shaykh?”
Answer:
“The reasons for weak memorization are many. From them; sins. For indeed sins bring about forgetfulness. Allah تبارك وتعالى says:
{So because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard. They change the words from their (right) places and have abandoned (نسوا=abandoned, forgot) a good part of the Message that was sent to them.} [Surah Al-Maidah 05:13]
And Imam Ash-Shafi'y said: "I complained to Waki` about my bad memorization. So he advised me to abandon sins.
He said: “Know that knowledge is light. And Allah's Light is not granted to a disobedient (sinner)!"
And from the reasons for forgetfulness: Is that a person does not read regularly what he has memorized, meaning he does not revise it. And the proof for that is the saying of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: “Read this Qur’aan regularly”, meaning revise it, “for, by the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, it is more likely to escape than a hobbled camel.” [Sahih Muslim]
Thirdly: Frequent preoccupation. When a person has many things that preoccupy him he'll subsequently forget. Because the heart is a container and he is the vessel. And this vessel has a limit and a restricted capacity. If it is filled with something there is no space for anything else. Thus if a person has no spare time and is constantly preoccupied, those things which keep him busy a lot cause forgetfulness.
And also from the reasons for forgetfulness is not acting upon the knowledge. Therefore if you act upon what you know then your action is considered implementation; implementation of knowledge. An example being: If you learnt that Wudhu has to be done in order and you perform it after that in order, then that is without a doubt implementation.”
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih Al-'Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him
Translated by 'Abdurrahīm Ibn Muhammad Al-Hadhramī.
Published on Salafi-Dawah.com.
Source: Silsilah Liqa'at al baab il maftouh, Laqaa ul Baab il maftouh 197.
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“Many students suffer from forgetfulness of knowledge which they had memorized and loss of benefits they read about. So what therefore is the ideal solution for this problem in your opinion oh virtuous Shaykh?”
Answer:
“The reasons for weak memorization are many. From them; sins. For indeed sins bring about forgetfulness. Allah تبارك وتعالى says:
{So because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard. They change the words from their (right) places and have abandoned (نسوا=abandoned, forgot) a good part of the Message that was sent to them.} [Surah Al-Maidah 05:13]
And Imam Ash-Shafi'y said: "I complained to Waki` about my bad memorization. So he advised me to abandon sins.
He said: “Know that knowledge is light. And Allah's Light is not granted to a disobedient (sinner)!"
And from the reasons for forgetfulness: Is that a person does not read regularly what he has memorized, meaning he does not revise it. And the proof for that is the saying of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: “Read this Qur’aan regularly”, meaning revise it, “for, by the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, it is more likely to escape than a hobbled camel.” [Sahih Muslim]
Thirdly: Frequent preoccupation. When a person has many things that preoccupy him he'll subsequently forget. Because the heart is a container and he is the vessel. And this vessel has a limit and a restricted capacity. If it is filled with something there is no space for anything else. Thus if a person has no spare time and is constantly preoccupied, those things which keep him busy a lot cause forgetfulness.
And also from the reasons for forgetfulness is not acting upon the knowledge. Therefore if you act upon what you know then your action is considered implementation; implementation of knowledge. An example being: If you learnt that Wudhu has to be done in order and you perform it after that in order, then that is without a doubt implementation.”
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih Al-'Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy upon him
Translated by 'Abdurrahīm Ibn Muhammad Al-Hadhramī.
Published on Salafi-Dawah.com.
Source: Silsilah Liqa'at al baab il maftouh, Laqaa ul Baab il maftouh 197.
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أسباب نسيان الحفظ للشيخ العثيمين رحمه الله
السؤال
يعاني الكثير من الطلاب نسيان المحفوظات وضياع فوائد المقروءات، فما هو الحل الأمثل في نظرك يا فضيلة الشيخ؟
الجواب
الشيخ: أسباب ضعف الحفظ كثيرة: منها: المعاصي؛ فإن المعاصي توجب النسيان، قال الله تبارك وتعالى: ﴿ فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِمْ مِيثَاقَهُمْ لَعَنَّاهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا قُلُوبَهُمْ قَاسِيَةً يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَوَاضِعِهِ وَنَسُوا حَظّاً مِمَّا ذُكِّرُوا﴾ [المائدة:13] وقال الشافعي رحمه الله
شكوت إلى وكيع سوء حفظي *** فأرشدني إلى ترك المعاصي
وقال اعلم بأن العلم نورٌ *** ونور الله لا يؤتاه عاصي
- من أسباب النسيان: ألا يتعاهد الإنسان ما حفظ; يعني: لا يكرره. دليل ذلك قول النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم: «تعاهدوا القرآن» -يعني كرروه- «فوالذي نفسي بيده لهو أشد تفلتاً من الإبل في عقلها». - ثالثاً: كثرة المشاغل، إذا كان إنسان عنده أشغال كثيرة فإنه ينسى؛ لأن القلب وعاءٌ وهو الإناء، والإناء هذا له حد، له طاقة إذا امتلأ بشيءٍ لم يسع غيره، فإذا كان الإنسان غير متفرغ وعنده شواغل، فإن هذه الشواغل ينسي بعضها بعضاً. ومن أسباب النسيان أيضاً: عدم العمل بالعلم، فأنت إذا عملت بما تعلم فعملك دراسة -دراسة للعلم- مثلاً: إذا علمت أنه يجب الترتيب في الوضوء، ثم كنت تتوضأ مرتباً فهذه دراسة بلا شك
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السؤال
يعاني الكثير من الطلاب نسيان المحفوظات وضياع فوائد المقروءات، فما هو الحل الأمثل في نظرك يا فضيلة الشيخ؟
الجواب
الشيخ: أسباب ضعف الحفظ كثيرة: منها: المعاصي؛ فإن المعاصي توجب النسيان، قال الله تبارك وتعالى: ﴿ فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِمْ مِيثَاقَهُمْ لَعَنَّاهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا قُلُوبَهُمْ قَاسِيَةً يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَوَاضِعِهِ وَنَسُوا حَظّاً مِمَّا ذُكِّرُوا﴾ [المائدة:13] وقال الشافعي رحمه الله
شكوت إلى وكيع سوء حفظي *** فأرشدني إلى ترك المعاصي
وقال اعلم بأن العلم نورٌ *** ونور الله لا يؤتاه عاصي
- من أسباب النسيان: ألا يتعاهد الإنسان ما حفظ; يعني: لا يكرره. دليل ذلك قول النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم: «تعاهدوا القرآن» -يعني كرروه- «فوالذي نفسي بيده لهو أشد تفلتاً من الإبل في عقلها». - ثالثاً: كثرة المشاغل، إذا كان إنسان عنده أشغال كثيرة فإنه ينسى؛ لأن القلب وعاءٌ وهو الإناء، والإناء هذا له حد، له طاقة إذا امتلأ بشيءٍ لم يسع غيره، فإذا كان الإنسان غير متفرغ وعنده شواغل، فإن هذه الشواغل ينسي بعضها بعضاً. ومن أسباب النسيان أيضاً: عدم العمل بالعلم، فأنت إذا عملت بما تعلم فعملك دراسة -دراسة للعلم- مثلاً: إذا علمت أنه يجب الترتيب في الوضوء، ثم كنت تتوضأ مرتباً فهذه دراسة بلا شك
المصدر: سلسلة لقاءات الباب المفتوح > لقاء الباب المفتوح [197]
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