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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Reading the Torah and the Gospel for the sake of knowledge and culture

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to read from the Torah and the Gospel for the sake of knowledge and culture?

Answer:
No, except for a scholar who wants to look into it in order to refute them.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي كاد بها الإسلام وأهله : الحيل والمكر والخداع — islamhouse.com (1:12:56)

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