Is it considered an transgression in supplication for a servant to ask for speed and strength in memorization, intelligence, and logic, and to be like the great scholars of the Salaf such as Ibn Hanbal, Al-Bukhari, and Al-Shafi'i, or to be the strongest in memorization, intelligence, logic, and astuteness on earth in his time?

It is not an act of transgression in supplication for a Muslim to ask their Lord to be the most intelligent person of their time, or to have the strongest memory, or to be the most knowledgeable person of their era. This is because such a request is neither forbidden by Islamic law nor impossible by reason. Allah Almighty is not overwhelmed by anything, and He is capable of all things. Imam Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When one of you supplicates, let him not say: 'O Allah, forgive me if You will,' but let him be firm in his request and make his desire great, for Allah is not overwhelmed by anything He gives." And he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "When one of you wishes for something, let him ask for much, for he is only asking his Lord." So, the meaning of "making the desire great" is to be excessive in supplication and persistent in it, and to ask for great things, because Allah is not overwhelmed by anything He gives.