The Ruling on Keeping the Torah and the Gospel for the Purpose of Reading Them

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to keep the Torah or the Gospel in order to know the words of Allah to His servants Musa and 'Isa (peace be upon him)?

The Shaykh:
It is sufficient for you to memorize the Qur'an, and having the mushaf is enough. You should not have any of the previous books, because when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saw some papers from the Torah with 'Umar, he said, "Are you in doubt? Are you in doubt, O son of al-Khattab? By Allah, I have brought you this in a pure state," or as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Is this not sufficient?

The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What befalls

The Shaykh:
And he said to 'Umar, "By Allah, if my brother Musa were alive, it would not be permissible for him except to follow me." Yes.