[It was the habit of] Muhammad ibn Seereen [that he] would set aside seven parts of the Qur.aan [to read], and if he missed any during the night, he would [be sure to] read it during the day.
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After he had read it only once
Regarding Abul-Ma’aadee Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Abil-‘Ashaa.ir al-Halabee (died 789A.H.), it has been narrated that he memorised Soorah al-An’aam in his youth, after he had read it only once.
Did not make a single mistake
Ishaaq ibn Raahawayh dictated 11,000 hadeeth to us from memory. He then read them (what he had dictated) to us and [found he] had not made a single mistake [in what he had dictated to us].
Reading and writing fictional stories
What is the ruling regarding reading or writing fictional stories and those which arouse the imagination? And if some of them [aid in] rectify[ing] social problems, then is this permissible?
The most amazing of those who memorised in our time
From amongst the most amazing of those who memorised [knowledge] in our time was Ibn Taymiyyah. He would read a book only once and it would be etched in his mind.
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].