Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments Chapter: Punishment of memorizing and again forgetting a chapter of the Holy Quran أَبِی ره قَالَ حَدَّثَنِی سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِی الْ٠َعْزَاءِ عَنْ أَبِی بَصِیرٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُهُ یَقُولُ ٠َنْ نَسِیَ سُورَهً ٠ُثِّلَتْ فِی صُورَهٍ حَسَنَهٍ وَ دَرَجَهٍ رَفِیعَهٍ فَإِذَا رَآهَا قَالَ ٠َا أَحْسَنَکِ لَیْتَکِ لِی فَتَقُولُ ٠َا تَعْرِفُنِی أَنَا سُورَهُ کَذَا وَ کَذَا لَوْ لَ٠ْ تَنْسَنِی لَرَفَعْتُکَ إِلَی هَذَا الْ٠1.

It is narrated that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said, “One who memorizes a Surah of Quran and then forgets it, this Surah will appear on an elevated place on the Day of Judgment with a beautiful look. When the person will look at it, he will ask: Who are you? You are so beautiful that I would have loved to own you. It will: Didn’t you recognize me? I am so and so Surah. If you hadn’t forgotten me, I would have elevated you also to this position.”