Knowledge is a means to all excellence.
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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 (i.e. he would have memorised it).
Out of fear that it may rest upon my heart
Whilst I would walk through the market of Baghdad, I could hear the sound of female singers from the rooms, so I would put my fingers in my ears.
Nothing I have ever memorised
There is nothing I have [ever] memorised and then [later] forgotten.
I have never revised a hadeeth
I have never revised a hadeeth, and nor have I ever had any doubt in [the memorisation of] a hadeeth, except one hadeeth; and when I questioned my colleague about it, [I found] it was [exactly] as I had memorised [it].
The issue is one of desire
I am more knowledgeable about the extent of the importance of this book, and Allaah knows best.
When his house burnt down
Abu ‘Amr al-‘Alaa’s home was full of books. So when his house burnt down, all that we took from him (in terms of knowledge) thereafter until he died was from his memory
Accuracy in memorisation
So I began to turn over the pages of Buloogh [al-Maraam], page by page, but did not come across it.
Concern for his students
‘The Shaykh gave much importance to [the affairs of] his students. He was keen in alleviating the difficulties which came their way while being on their path to seeking knowledge.
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].