True knowledge is that which is preserved within the heart.
Imām Abū Bakr al-Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī al-Shāfiʿī – may Allāh have mercy on him – writes: When every student has properly understood his lesson and committed it to memory, he should then write it down; yet his reliance must remain upon his memorization. And if ever he becomes uncertain about something he has memorized, he should […]