May Allah bless you Brother Dylan.
Your intention to become a scholar, in essence, is an intention to become one of the inheritors of the Prophetic legacy-this could never be a bad intention.
For this book, you want to focus on the principles that are derived from the Hadith collected by Imam al-Nawawi. Memorizing the Hadith is done in many seminaries/Islamic cirriculums around the world.
However, keep you focus on understanding the principles.
Hope this helps
Allah bless you
Your intention to become a scholar, in essence, is an intention to become one of the inheritors of the Prophetic legacy-this could never be a bad intention.
For this book, you want to focus on the principles that are derived from the Hadith collected by Imam al-Nawawi. Memorizing the Hadith is done in many seminaries/Islamic cirriculums around the world.
However, keep you focus on understanding the principles.
Hope this helps
Allah bless you