Which is more befitting: to memorize Riyadh As-Salihin or to learn the qira'at, knowing that the questioner has an ijaza in the recitation of Hafs but is ignorant of the other qira'at, finds learning them difficult, does not have distinct makharij al-huruf or a good voice, and is his sadness over his ignorance of the qira'at justified?

Knowledge is vast and life is short. Therefore, the wise person should seek the essential knowledge they need, then move on to the easier communal obligations (furood al-kifayat). The science of Quranic recitations (Qira'at) is important and beneficial, but if it is difficult, then engage in seeking other easier sciences, such as Fiqh, Hadith (definition), and Tafsir (definition). "If you cannot achieve something, leave it and move on to what you can."