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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for a Muslim to read the Torah and the Gospel?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to read and look into the Torah and the Gospel?

Answer:
What is the reason for this? Do not read in them and do not look into them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw 'Umar ibn al-Khattab with sheets of the Torah, so he became angry with him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said to him: "Are you in doubt, O Ibn al-Khattab? Did I not bring it to you in a pure state?" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 425- هل يجوز للمسلم قراءة التوراة والإنجيل؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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