Does the Shariah permit reading Non-Muslim literature?

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Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Question: I was interested in understanding how non-Islamic literature (fiction novels) is viewed according to the Shariah. I understand certain things are undoubtedly impermissible, such as ographic literature, but what about novels such as 1984, Harry Potter, Kite Runner, etc. ?

Answer: Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.

The general ruling of literature is that it is in itself permitted, and praiseworthy insofar as it improves one’s language, communication, thinking skills, and ability to concentrate (as opposed to things like digital media). Children should be encouraged to read. Parents should, however, nudge them towards wholesome literature–and keep a good mix of Islamic literature for balance and grounding.

There would be a distinction made between literature that is generally wholesome and that is read for good purposes, and that which is to the contrary.

As for fantasy literature, there is fantasy literature that is deeply moral and wholesome (e.g. Lord of the Rings or Chronicles of Narnia), and others of rather twisted themes.

And Allah knows best.

Does the Shari`ah Permit Reading Non-Islamic Literature?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I was interested in understanding how non-Islamic literature (fiction novels) is viewed according to the Shariah. I understand certain things are undoubtedly impermissible, such as ographic literature, but what about novels such as 1984, Harry...

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[TekNiKo]

Of course it does, initially during the Prophet's time especially Makkan period he prohibited learning from the Torah and Gospel but during the later period allowed it as Muslims matured. The Islamic Golden age was inspired by Greek and Egyptian knowledge and those Romans copied it from us.

 

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What's next? Does Sharia permit entering the bathroom by jumping in with the left foot instead of walking in with the left foot because your about to pee on yourself? Allah gave us logic you know, it's permissible to read everything to peruse knowledge and education. You don't need a ayat or hadeeth to know if using a microphone in the masjid is Halal. Wallahi I wish we were more rational kkkk

 

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Of course it does, initially during the Prophet's time especially Makkan period he prohibited learning from the Torah and Gospel but during the later period allowed it as Muslims matured. The Islamic Golden age was inspired by Greek and Egyptian knowledge and those Romans copied it from us.

I love to learn and read about the Torah and the gospel itself!

 

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What's next? Does Sharia permit entering the bathroom by jumping in with the left foot instead of walking in with the left foot because your about to pee on yourself? Allah gave us logic you know, it's permissible to read everything to peruse knowledge and education. You don't need a ayat or hadeeth to know if using a microphone in the masjid is Halal. Wallahi I wish we were more rational kkkk

I posted this because nowadays there are narrow-minded freaks who nit-pick and make trivial matters important.

 

[TekNiKo]

I love to learn and read about the Torah and the gospel itself!

Have you read the Bible before?

 

[Keep it a boqol]

Of course it does Islam encourages us to seek knowledge. By learning more that isn’t Islamic to me, it brought me closer to the deen because no amount of information and knowledge in this world can surpass the wisdom of the Quran and prophet Mohammed pbuh.

 

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Have you read the Bible before?

I used to attend a catholic school when I was younger so I studied the bible

 

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As for fantasy literature, there is fantasy literature that is deeply moral and wholesome (e.g. Lord of the Rings or Chronicles of Narnia), and others of rather twisted themes.

Both were written by occultists and are chock full of pagan/gnostic symbolism .

 

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Of course it does, initially during the Prophet's time especially Makkan period he prohibited learning from the Torah and Gospel but during the later period allowed it as Muslims matured. The Islamic Golden age was inspired by Greek and Egyptian knowledge and those Romans copied it from us.

Which was a huge miss-step by those scholars. Greek philosophy absolutely corrupted their theology. It's what ibn-Ghazali railed against.