The Ruling on Looking into the Gospel and the Torah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on looking into the Gospel or the Torah to know what is in them?
Answer:
For a scholar, there is nothing wrong with it. As for the one who pretends to be a scholar, or the layperson, or the one with little knowledge, it is not permissible for him to look at what is in them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked 'Umar ibn al-Khattab when he saw with him some pages of the Torah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on looking into the Gospel or the Torah to know what is in them?
Answer:
For a scholar, there is nothing wrong with it. As for the one who pretends to be a scholar, or the layperson, or the one with little knowledge, it is not permissible for him to look at what is in them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked 'Umar ibn al-Khattab when he saw with him some pages of the Torah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وكذلك كان أساطينهم ومتقدموهم العارفون فيهم معظمين للرسل والشرائع — islamhouse.com (1:11:06)
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