(The
Book of Manners)
Imaam
an-Nawawee said:
“So
the first thing which he should begin with is the memorization of the mighty
Qur'aan, which is the most important of the
branches of knowledge. And the Salaf did not used to teach hadeeth or fiqh,
except to one who had memorized the Qur'aan. So when he has memorized it, then
let him beware of pre-occupying himself from it with hadeeth, or fiqh, or other
things, to the extent that it leads him to forget anything from the Qur'aan, or
makes that likely.”
[Al Majmoo' Sharhul
Muhadhab (1/38).]
