Lately re-memorising Juz 29, is a challenge for me. Also some Sura felt heavy for my heart. My teacher said it can be syaithan and their initiatives to prevent me from continuing hifz. Just don't pay heed to it.
Anyway, I've read this somewhere so long time ago, n recently it appeared again in sites I browse thru.
Solat Sunnat 4 rakaat of Taqwiyatul hifz. Unsure if this is sahih hadith or such practice were done in Prophet pbuh time or even his companions' time peace be upon them all....
Done preferably every Friday night in 3,5,7 times.
4 rakaat Sunnah with 2 Salam (tahiyat akhir so 2x2)
- 1st rakaat recite Yasin
-2nd rakaat recite Ad-Dukhan
-3rd rakaat recite As-Sajdah
-4th rakaat recite Al-Mulk.
And lastly there is supplication to aid us in memorising the Quran. U can Google them.
" O Allāh, have mercy upon me, so that I always abstain from sinful deeds as long as I am alive,
be kind to me so that I do not toil in vain pursuits and bless me with solace in that which pleases You.
O Allāh, the
Originator of the heavens and the earth, Master of Glory and Honor, Lord of such Majesty, the attainment of which
cannot even be conceived.
O Allāh, the Most Beneficent, I pray in the name of Your Majesty and Effulgence of Your
Countenance, to impose upon my heart the memorization of Your Book, as You have taught me the same, and grant
me such a manner of recitation as pleases You.
O Allāh, the Originator of Heavens and Earth, Master of Glory and
Honor, Lord of such Majesty, the attainment of which cannot even be conceived!
O Allāh, the Most Beneficent I pray
in the name of Your Majesty and Effulgence of Your Countenance, to illumine my vision with the Light of Your Book,
bless my tongue with a flow in its reading, and through its blessing remove heaviness of my heart, open my mind,
and wash away (the sins of) my body. Certainly there is none other than You to support me in the cause of truth, and
there is none other than You that can fulfill this desire of mine. There can be no safeguard (against evil) nor any
power (over virtue) except with the help of Allāh, the Most High, the Most Great.
Robbana atiina fiddunya hasanah wa fil akhiroti hasanah wa qiina adzarbannar".
I did the above carrying my phone to solat cos I didn't memorise sajadah n dukhaan. Both abt 3 pages.
Anyway, check with your hifz teacher for this.
I felt my memorisation is much swift than before. But again, all these happens with Allah's will n permission.
Another thing...
Whatever doubts I had about hifz, is answered in Sura Muzammil.
It was all happening too fast for me, n I felt like a bowling ball descending down a hill. Felt I'm going to crash somewhere. So I took a break.
(I wanted to enjoy the scenery of hifz journey but the competitive me pushed me, promising myself goals I don't want to meet, I was in conflict with myself. Who am I competing with? Why am I pushing myself so hard?)
Anyway this break is not from memorisation but to recite in front of my teacher. Cos it felt like being in school exams weekly, stressful.
As I regulate my pace, I felt more at peace.
And I'm thankful.
Alhamdulillah.
May Allah help us all n support us in memorising n keeping them all intact with us till our last breath and may we go to the level of heaven's as per our last verse recited. Amiin.