What is the ruling on one who reads the Gospel, and is it lawful or forbidden, given that he recites the Qur'an?
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The questioner : This is a letter we received from our brother Salah Sary Abu al-Khayr from the Arab Republic of Egypt, from Dakahlia. He says in his letter: What is the ruling on one who reads the Gospel, and is it lawful or forbidden, given that he recites the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : Reciting from the previous books other than the Noble Qur'an falls into two categories.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : One is that the reciter is knowledgeable about the Shari'ah and recites it to establish the argument against its adherents regarding the truth of what Islam brought. In this case, recitation is a means to a praiseworthy matter, so it is praiseworthy. The second category is when the recitation is by a layperson who does not know, and he intends to seek guidance from these books. This is forbidden for him; that is, this recitation is forbidden for him, because it is not permissible to seek guidance from the previous books when he has this Noble Qur'an, which confirmed what was before it of the books and superseded them. It is not permissible to seek guidance from other than what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought. This is the summary of the answer regarding the issue of reading the books of non-Muslims.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Reciting from the previous books other than the Noble Qur'an falls into two categories.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : One is that the reciter is knowledgeable about the Shari'ah and recites it to establish the argument against its adherents regarding the truth of what Islam brought. In this case, recitation is a means to a praiseworthy matter, so it is praiseworthy. The second category is when the recitation is by a layperson who does not know, and he intends to seek guidance from these books. This is forbidden for him; that is, this recitation is forbidden for him, because it is not permissible to seek guidance from the previous books when he has this Noble Qur'an, which confirmed what was before it of the books and superseded them. It is not permissible to seek guidance from other than what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought. This is the summary of the answer regarding the issue of reading the books of non-Muslims.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.