The Ruling on Reading and Studying the Torah and the Gospel
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on reading and studying the Torah and the Gospel?
Answer:
No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw 'Umar ibn al-Khattab with him holding some papers from the Torah, so he became angry with him and said, “Are you in doubt, O son of al-Khattab? Did I not bring it down pure? By Allah, even if my brother Musa were alive, he would have had no choice but to follow me.” Therefore, it is not permissible to read it except for a person who is well-versed and intends to refute them. He is not seeking to learn from it; he intends to refute them in their belief. So there is no harm in doing so out of necessity. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on reading and studying the Torah and the Gospel?
Answer:
No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw 'Umar ibn al-Khattab with him holding some papers from the Torah, so he became angry with him and said, “Are you in doubt, O son of al-Khattab? Did I not bring it down pure? By Allah, even if my brother Musa were alive, he would have had no choice but to follow me.” Therefore, it is not permissible to read it except for a person who is well-versed and intends to refute them. He is not seeking to learn from it; he intends to refute them in their belief. So there is no harm in doing so out of necessity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2701] حكم القراءة والمطالعة في التوراة والإنجيل - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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