Is memorizing Quran possible for children with weak memory?

Some parents give the excuse that their child’s abilities are weak or that the child is not very gifted so that they can put him in the circles for memorizing Quran. They say that the child has a weak memory and does not understand or remember anything properly.

Here we present some points that will clarify these doubts of the parents and inshallah convince them to admit their children in circles for memorizing Quran. There are many important advantages of putting your kid into Quran learning circles.

1) Attending daily Islamic circles

It will suffice your child to attend a daily circle for memorizing Quran. These are the great gatherings for the remembrance of Allah mentions them among those who are with him.

2) The angels will seek forgiveness for your child and Allah will facilitate the matter of this path for him

The prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever takes a path seeking knowledge by it, Allah will facilitate for him a path of paradise because of it. And indeed the angels lower their wings for the student of knowledge, pleased because of what he is seeking. And verily those who are in the heaven and the earth, even the fish in the water, seek forgiveness for the scholar.”(Ahmed)

3) Your child (by memorizing Quran) will be of those who carry the inheritance of the prophet.

The prophet (pbuh) said, “And verily the scholars are the heirs of the prophets and the prophets do not leave behind any dinar or dirham as inheritance. They only leave knowledge as inheritance, so whoever takes it, he has taken a great fortune.”(Ahmed)

4) Your child will be involved in a great form of worship.

The prophet said to Abu Dhaar (r.a), “Oh Abu Dhaar! That you set out in the morning and learn one verse from the Book of Allah is better for you than you prayed one hundred Rakaahs(units of prayer).”(Ibn Majaah with a good chain)

5) Accustoming them to frequenting the places of worship and becoming attached to them.

This is so that there will not be between them and the Masjid any alienation when they grow up and reach adolescence. Their heart should be attached to the Masjids and their people from the time of their youth.

6) Good companionship that they will find among the students of the circles for memorization of the Quran.

For these children are among the pure children that we see in these times and they will be the friends of your child and his companions until he grows older.

7) This Quran has been made easy to recite and memorize for both the young and the old.

Allah said,” And indeed we have made the Quran easy to remember,” (54:17)

8) Age has nothing to do with memorizing Quran.

There are very old men and women who have memorized the Nobel Quran entirely even though they do not know how to read or write.They have memorized it only by way of hearing it.

In their staying in Masjids after Asr prayer, for example, is a protection for your children from the outside influences such as watching TV and bad company. It also protects their time and their intellects, and an investment in that what is beneficial.

9)Let your child memorize a part of Quran.

It is not mandatory that your child memorizes the entire Quran in order for you to put him in a memorization program and do not prevent him from the reward of participating.

It is sufficient that he memorizes whatever is easy for him, in that is great blessings and virtue. Every part of memorizing Quran earns him great rewards.

10) Academic achievements will not be lost.

Some parents make the excuse that their children’s Quran memorization will take away efforts from their academic achievements.

However, experience is the greatest evidence that proves contrary to this. All you have to do is check with the administration of the Muslim school systems and you will find that the most outstanding students are those who have memorized the Quran.

11) The time period of youths and adolescence is a golden opportunity for memorizing Quran.

It is a time that is marked by lack of jobs and occupations, and it is the time when the memory is firm.

Whoever completes Quran memorization in his youth, his language (Arabic) will improve with the grammatical proofs of the Quran and its eloquence, he will be safe from making mistakes in pronunciation.

12) Your child who finds difficulty in reciting and memorizing Quran will receive a great reward.

This is stated by the prophet (pbuh), “And he who recites the Quran while it is difficult for him will receive two rewards.”(Muslims)

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Rewards for Parents whose Children Memorize Quran

The parents of the child who strives to memorize Quran also receive abundant amounts of rewards and blessings from Allah.

Out of many mentioned in Quran and Sahih Hadith, some are listed below:

You will be given two garments to wear on the Day of Judgement

The prophet (phuh) said,” Whoever recites the Quran, learns it and acts according to it will be given a crown of light to wear on the Day of Judgement whose light will be like the sun. His parents will be clothed in two garments that did not exist in this worldly life.

So they will say, what has caused us to be clothed (in these garments)?’ It will be said “Your child taking hold of the Quran has caused this.”(Al Hakim graded it authentic and Ath Thahabe agreed with him)

You will get the reward of guiding to something good (memorize Quran)

The prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever guides to something good is like the one who does it.”(Sahih Muslim)

You will get continuous reward for instilling Islam in their hearts

You will get the continuous reward of instilling Islam in their hearts, the love of this religion and the Book of Allah.

The prophet (pbuh) said,” Whoever invites to guidance will receive the reward like the rewards of those who follow him and that will not diminish from their rewards…”(Sahih Muslim)

The establishment of the signs of Islam and its ways (Sunnah) among your family, your neighbors and your acquaintances

For indeed some people follow others. The Prophet (pbuh) said,” Whoever initiates a good action in Islam, then he will have the reward of it and the reward of whoever acts ti it after him…”

Your child growing up upon goodness and righteousness so that he will be a stored means of blessing for you after your death

For indeed the prophet stipulated righteousness in the child (for the parent to receive blessings from him).

He said (pbuh), “When the son of Adam dies his deeds are cut off except for from three things.” From those three things mentioned, “Or a righteous child who supplicates for him.”(Muslim)

Keep your child away from the areas of evil temptations and doubts and protecting him from the Hell fire

Allah says, “Oh you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from  fire whose fuel is mankind and stones,”(Qur’an 66:6)

You will be pleased with them

You will be pleased to see your sons and daughters memorize Quran and this automatically gives you peace of heart. They will be concerned about which verse they have read up to.

In this way they will grow up upon the paths of goodness, far from deviation and that which leads to it. This is a great blessing.

Great reward for good upbringing of children

The great reward that you will get from Allah for being patient with good upbringing and rearing of our child. Allah says, “And those who strive hard in Us (in our cause), We will surely guide them to our path.”(Qur’an 29:69)

Being absolved of the sin of being lax with rearing children

The prophet (pbuh) said “All of you are guardians and all of you will be questioned concerning those under his guardianship and the man is the guardian over his family, and he will be questioned concerning those under his guardianship…”(Al Bukhari and Muslim)

Helping in preserving Quran by making your children memorize Quran

Benefiting the Ummah (Muslim nation) and taking part in producing a righteous nation that will preserve the Book of Allah. This will make them righteous and they will make others righteous as well.

Therefore, O parents! if you have been avoiding to put your child in Islamic circles to learn Quran or if you were ignorant about the rewards for making your child memorize Quran, then this is the right moment to re-think and re-plan your steps.

Do not prevent your sons and daughters from going to the Quran memorization and recitation circles.

Strive to make it a share for yourself in the good deeds by supporting the blessed circles and schools for making both adults and children memorize Quran.

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