The Ruling on Reading the Books of the People of the Book
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on reading the books of the Jews and the Christians for the purpose of gaining knowledge and increasing understanding?
Answer:
Have you read the books of the Muslims and understood them? Are you well-versed in their contents to the point where you have the capacity to look into the books of the Jews, the Christians, and the people of misguidance? What is it? What is it? Also, you are not infallible; they may affect you, they may affect you. Stay away from them and do not read them. If you have the drive to read, read the beneficial books, the useful books. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on reading the books of the Jews and the Christians for the purpose of gaining knowledge and increasing understanding?
Answer:
Have you read the books of the Muslims and understood them? Are you well-versed in their contents to the point where you have the capacity to look into the books of the Jews, the Christians, and the people of misguidance? What is it? What is it? Also, you are not infallible; they may affect you, they may affect you. Stay away from them and do not read them. If you have the drive to read, read the beneficial books, the useful books. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [559] ما حكم القراءة في كتب اليهود والنصارى من أجل الاطلاع على ما عندهم؟ وما حكم مؤاكلتهم؟ — youtube.com
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