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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to swear by the revealed books, such as the Gospel and the Psalms?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to swear by the other revealed books, such as the Gospel and the Psalms?

Answer:
Yes, if one intends the words of Allah, then it is permissible to swear by the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms, because they are the words of Allah. However, if one intends the distorted Torah or the distorted Gospel, this is not permissible. Yes, this is the words of Allah, and this is the words of the devils and the disbelievers. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2490 -2802] هل يجوز الحلف بالكتب المنزلة: كالإنجيل والزبور؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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