Some students of knowledge have a weakness [in their ability] to memorise, and the weakness may be severe.
Tag: memorising
Memorising when young
I heard (sought knowledge) from Qataadah when I was 14 years old, and there is nothing which I heard during those years except that it [remains with me] as if written in my heart.
I have not experienced anything like it for memorising
I have never seen Wakee’ with a book in his hands, rather, he has everything memorised. So I asked him about the remedy for memorising, and he said
Out of fear that it may rest upon my heart
My ears have never heard anything of knowledge except that it has rested upon my heart (i.e. I have memorised it).
Qataadah was the best at memorising
From amongst the people of al-Basrah, Qataadah was the best at memorising; whatever he heard, he would memorise. The book ‘Saheefatu-Jaabir’ was read to him [only] once and he memorised it [all].