Many people think that they have a strong memory and can easily acquire knowledge simply because they memorize quickly, but this is not the case with the first generation or the skilled and skilled successors. You must repeat what you study, whether by reading or writing, in all sciences such as Hadith, jurisprudence, grammar, or any other science. As for the news that there are those who have a strong memory and memorize quickly and do not forget except slowly, this is a rare occurrence that cannot be used by ordinary people. Repetition is the best way to solidify memorization and acquire knowledge, so it is not forgotten after that.
Rather, you find from experience that what you find difficult at the beginning and make an effort to memorize by repetition is not forgotten. Never. Frequent repetition makes you stand on precise matters that you do not see except in the case of repetition. Repetition makes your memorization and understanding strong, and although some people get bored with it, it is the best solution to forgetting and slipping away from knowledge. No one who repeats his portion of the Quran or his memorization of Hadith finds it difficult when reviewing if he repeats what he wants to study and memorize in any branch of knowledge.
We mention here some sayings The early predecessors and the later virtuous ones in repetition:
1- Yahya bin Ma’in said (If we did not write or hear the hadith fifty times, we would not have memorized it)
2- Al-Muzani said (I read the book Al-Risalah five hundred times, and every time I benefited from it I gained something new)
3- It was narrated from Bakr bin Muhammad bin Abi Al-Fadl Al-Ansari that he used to repeat the issue four hundred times at the beginning of his quest for knowledge
4- It was narrated from Ibn Hisham that he read Al-Alfiyyah one thousand times
5- Abu Bakr bin Atiyah said that he repeated Sahih Al-Bukhari seven hundred times
Even Al-Bukhari and Muslims, despite their strong memory, repeatedly read the two Sahihs many times to consolidate memorization, and there are many examples of this. It is a proven recipe for consolidating knowledge in the hearts of men and extracting many benefits. May Allah grant us and you beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds
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