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Which is better for memorization during the upcoming holiday: "Bulūgh al-Marām" or "Al-Jamʿ bayn al-Ṣaḥīḥayn," taking into consideration the difficulty of continuing to memorize "Al-Jamʿ bayn al-Ṣaḥīḥayn" at a rate of 20 pages per day?

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The questioner is advised to apply for a course on memorizing the Two Sahihs (Bukhari and Muslim) due to the great good and benefit it contains. It is an opportunity to devote oneself to memorizing the second most important source of Sharia. Memorizing the Two Sahihs has preference over memorizing "Bulugh al-Maram" from several aspects, including: encompassing the second source of legislation, systematic progression in memorizing the Sunnah, ease of knowing the narrator and source of a hadith, and creating motivation to complete memorizing the books of Sunnah. Moreover, memorizing the Two Sahihs makes the memorizer more capable of recalling hadiths related to rulings.

Regarding the fear of inability, it must be remembered that the human mind needs training and gradual development, and memorization will improve with time and practice, as has happened with many people of different ages. The second advice is to maintain a daily program for revision and study because memorization is only solidified through revision and repetition, while emphasizing the importance of sincere intention and reliance on Allah.

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