The Ruling on Reading the Torah and the Gospel
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Question:
And the Shaykh said that Allah revealed the warning, if Allah wills, so why do we advise and act upon it?
Answer:
Yes, we believe and hold, and we testify to Allah, that Allah revealed the Gospel, and revealed the Torah, and revealed the Furqan and the Qur'an. Whoever denies the revelation of the Gospel is a disbeliever, because Allah the Exalted says regarding 'Isa (peace be upon him)[Al-Ma'idah 5:46] and He the Exalted and Majestic says [Ali 'Imran 3:2-3] So we believe in this that Allah revealed the Torah, and revealed the Gospel, and revealed the Qur'an, and revealed the Psalms, and revealed the books to the prophets. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says Musnad Ahmad 367, 368Lts isnad is Sahih, Muslim (8).
Sahih Muslim 8a, As for us not reading the Gospel or the Torah, it is because they were abrogated by the Qur'an. We read the Nafkh, which is the Noble Qur'an, because it is the dominant authority over what came before and the judge over what came before. So we read the Qur'an, but as for what was abrogated, we do not read it because it is not acted upon, except in the case of scholars who wish to look into these books in order to know what distortion is in them and what agreement they have with the Qur'an. So for scholars, there is no harm in reading them. But for beginners and the common people, it is not permissible for them to read the Torah. And when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saw papers from the Torah in the hand of 'Umar, he (peace and blessings be upon him) became displeased and disapproved of this thing, because what is required of Muslims is to focus on the Noble Qur'an and to leave these books, even if they are divine or heavenly, because they were abrogated by the Noble Qur'an. And we were commanded to recite the Qur'an [Al-Kahf 18:27] [Fatir 35:29] So reciting the Qur'an is what is required. As for the previous books, even if they are true, they are not to be read by anyone except the specialized scholars only. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
And the Shaykh said that Allah revealed the warning, if Allah wills, so why do we advise and act upon it?
Answer:
Yes, we believe and hold, and we testify to Allah, that Allah revealed the Gospel, and revealed the Torah, and revealed the Furqan and the Qur'an. Whoever denies the revelation of the Gospel is a disbeliever, because Allah the Exalted says regarding 'Isa (peace be upon him)
and We gave him the Gospel
وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْإِنجِيلَHim, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. (3) He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.
هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَنزَلَ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنجِيلَFaith is to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers
الإيمان أن تؤمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسلهin the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil
واليوم الآخر وتؤمن بالقدر خيره وشرهAnd recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book
وَاتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِن كِتَابِIndeed, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish prayer
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ
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