In
the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
It is human nature to
be forgetful, as the Arab poet said:
“He is only called
man (insaan) because of his forgetfulness (nasiyaan), and it is only called the
heart (al-qalb) because it changes so rapidly (yataqallib).”
In the past they said
that the first one to forget (awwal naasin) was the first man (awwal al-naas),
meaning Adam, peace be upon him. Forgetfulness is something that varies from
person to person according to each individual’s nature; some may be more
forgetful than others. Some of the things that may help to combat forgetfulness
are the following:
1. Keeping away from
sin, because the bad effects of sin result in a bad memory and the inability to
retain knowledge. The darkness of sin cannot co-exist with the light of
knowledge. The following words were attributed to al-Shaafi‘ee, may Allah have
mercy on him:
“I complained to [my
shaykh] Wakee’ about my bad memory, and he taught me that I should keep away
from sin. He said that knowledge of Allah is light, and the light of Allah is
not given to the sinner.”
Al-Khateeb reported
in al-Jaami‘ (2/387) that Yahya ibn Yahya said: “A man asked Maalik ibn Anas,
‘O Abu ‘Abd-Allah! Is there anything that will improve my memory?’ He said, ‘If
anything will improve it, it is giving up sin.’”
When a person commits
a sin, it overwhelms him and this leads to anxiety and sorrow which keeps him
busy thinking about what he has done. This dulls his senses and distracts him
from many beneficial things, including seeking knowledge.
2. Frequently
remembering Allah, may He be glorified, by reciting dhikr, tasbeeh (saying
‘Subhan Allah’), tahmeed (‘Al-hamdu Lillaah’), tahleel (‘Laa ilaaha ill-Allah’)
and takbeer (‘Allahu akbar’), etc. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“…And remember your Lord when you forget…” [Qur’an al-Kahf 18:24]
3. Not eating too
much, because eating too much makes one sleep too much and become lazy, and it
dulls the senses, besides exposing one to the risk of physical diseases. Most
of the diseases which we see result from food and drink.
4. Some of the
scholars have mentioned certain foods which increase the memory, such as
drinking honey and eating raisins and chewing certain kinds of gum resin.
Imaam al-Zuhree said:
“You should eat honey because it is good for the memory.”
He also said:
“Whoever wants to memorize hadeeth should eat raisins.” (From al-Jaami‘ by
al-Khateeb, 2/394)
Ibraaheem ibn [sth.
omitted] said, “You should chew resin gum, because it gives energy to the heart
and gets rid of forgetfulness.” (From al-Jaami‘ by al-Khateeb, 2/397)
As they mentioned,
too much acidic food is one of the causes of laziness and weak memory.
5. Another thing that
can help the memory and reduce forgetfulness is cupping (hijaamah) of the head,
as is well known from experience. (For more information see Al-Tibb al-Nabawi
by Ibn al-Qayyim). And Allah knows best.
From missionislam.com
Source:
kalamullah.com
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