What guidance is there for someone who wants to memorize the Qur'an?
2026-09-21
F39 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn Bāz
الشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
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النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
يقول: أريد حفظ القرآن الكريم، لكنني لم أستطع؛ نظرًا لمشاغل الحياة، فما هو توجيهكم؟
الجواب
الحفظ للقرآن ليس بواجب، لكنه مستحب، فإذا تيسر لك الحفظ؛ فالحمد لله، وإلا فلا حرج عليك، ولا شك أن الحفظ من نعم الله العظيمة، فإذا تيسر للمؤمن حفظ القرآن، أو المؤمنة، فهذا من نعم الله العظيمة.
والمقصود من ذلك: التدبر، أن تكثر من قراءته، فإذا تيسر لك الحفظ؛ فهذه نعمة كبيرة، وإلا فعليك بالقراءة من المصحف، مع التدبر، والتعقل؛ لأن المقصود من إنزاله: العمل به، وقراءته بالتدبر، والتعقل من أسباب فهمه، ومن أسباب العمل به.
فالمشروع للجميع -من الرجال والنساء- العناية بالقرآن، والإكثار من تلاوته، وتدبر معانيه، والتفقه فيه، والعمل بما دل عليه من فعل الأوامر، وترك النواهي، والاعتبار بما قص الله علينا من أخبار الماضين؛ حتى نحذر أعمالهم الخبيثة، وحتى نعمل ما يكون سببًا لمرضاة ربنا، ونجاتنا في الدنيا والآخرة، يقول سبحانه: كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُوا الأَلْبَابِ [ص:29] ويقول سبحانه في كتابه العظيم: أَفَلا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا [محمد:24]، ويقول -جل وعلا-: إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ [الإسراء:9].
فالمشروع لكل مؤمن ومؤمنة العناية بالقرآن، والإكثار من تلاوته بالتدبر، والتعقل، والتفهم، ومراجعة كتب التفسير للفائدة، وسؤال أهل العلم عما يشكل، والعمل.
المقصود: العمل، أن تعمل بطاعة ربك، وأن تؤدي فرائضه، وأن تحذر محارمه عن بصيرة، وعن علم، وعن رغبة فيما عند الله، وحذر من عقابه سبحانه وتعالى ولك بكل حرف حسنة، والحسنة بعشر أمثالها، كما صح به الحديث عن رسول الله ﷺ يقول -عليه الصلاة والسلام-: من قرأ حرفًا من القرآن؛ فله به حسنة، والحسنة بعشر أمثالها هذه من نعم الله العظيمة أن يحصل لك الخير العظيم بقراءة كتاب الله، من العلم والعمل، وهذه الحسنات العظيمة، نعم.
المقدم: جزاكم الله خيرًا.
English translation
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Original question
He says: I want to memorize the Noble Quran, but I have been unable to because of life's demands. What guidance do you give?
Answer
Memorizing the Quran is not obligatory, but it is recommended. If you are able to memorize it, praise be to Allah; otherwise, there is no blame on you. There is no doubt that memorization is one of Allah's great blessings. If a believing man or woman is able to memorize the Quran, this is one of Allah's great blessings.
The purpose is reflection: you should read it frequently. If you are able to memorize it, that is a great blessing. Otherwise, read from the muṣḥaf with reflection and understanding, because the purpose for which it was revealed is to act upon it. Reading it with reflection and understanding is among the means of understanding it and acting upon it.
What is prescribed for everyone, men and women alike, is to give attention to the Quran, recite it frequently, reflect on its meanings, gain understanding of it, and act according to what it indicates by carrying out its commands and avoiding its prohibitions. We should take lessons from what Allah has related to us about earlier peoples, so that we avoid their evil deeds and do what brings our Lord's pleasure and our salvation in this world and the Hereafter. He, glorified is He, says: “A blessed Book that We have sent down to you, so that they may reflect on its verses and people of understanding may take heed” [Ṣād 38:29]. He says in His great Book: “Do they not reflect upon the Quran, or are there locks upon their hearts?” [Muḥammad 47:24]. He, majestic and exalted, says: “Indeed, this Quran guides to that which is most upright” [al-Isrāʾ 17:9].
What is prescribed for every believing man and woman is to give attention to the Quran, recite it frequently with reflection, reasoning and understanding, consult works of tafsīr for benefit, ask the people of knowledge about anything unclear, and act.
The purpose is action: to obey your Lord, fulfil His obligations and avoid what He has forbidden, with insight and knowledge, desiring what is with Allah and fearing His punishment, glorified and exalted is He. For every letter you have a good deed, and a good deed is multiplied tenfold, as is authentically reported in a hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He, peace and blessings be upon him, says: “Whoever reads a letter of the Quran has a good deed for it, and a good deed is multiplied tenfold.” It is one of Allah's great blessings that by reading His Book you gain this immense good—knowledge, action and these tremendous good deeds. Yes.
Presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source and editorial notes
Official Ibn Bāz website fatwa 15079
الموقع الرسمي للشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Official website of Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz
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