following verses are attributed to Imam shafiy' I complained to Imam Wakiy' about my weak memory, he advised me to shun sins and said that the knowledge is Allah's noor, and a sinner is not given way to His noor. In Shu'ub al-Iman of Baiyhaqi the statement is attributed to Ali bin Khashram; أﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﻗﺎﻝ : ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﺃﺑﺎ ﺍﻟﻄﻴﺐ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺃﺣﻤﺪ ﺍﻟﺬﻫﻠﻲ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﻣﺴﺪﺩ ﺑﻦ ﻗﻄﻦ ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﻋﻠﻲ ﺑﻦ ﺧﺸﺮﻡ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ : ﺷﻜﻮﺕ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻭﻛﻴﻊ ﻗﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺤﻔﻆ ﻓﻘﺎﻝ : ﺍﺳﺘﻌﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺤﻔﻆ ﺑﻘﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺬﻧﻮﺏ . ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻬﻘﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺐ(2/272)
And piety too. When a friend of mine read an excellent book, he messaged to say: it shows the author must be very pious. They say piety correlates to a sharp memory.
The more you remember. I'm amazed how much speakers like Shaykh Asrar remember, I.e. sharp memories. But it comes from being an avid reader. A bibliophile. Because they say, the more you read, the more you remember. Mawlana Abu Zohra Rizwi too. Great memory. ماشاء الله
