A Muslim does not swear by any other Religious book than the Quran. In non-Muslim countries a Muslim may be required to swear by the Gospel in a court of law but it is forbidden, as what is distorted is not God’s words.

Swearing by the Gospel

Similar Questions

• Swearing by distorted revelations;
• Glorifying the Gospel.

The Issue

A Muslim living in a non-Muslim country may be required to swear by the Gospel in a court of law, or when completing the process of naturalization, or on another special occasion, etc.

Ruling

It is forbidden for a Muslim to swear by the Gospel. This is the verdict arrived at by the Permanent Committee for Research and Fatwa (Decision 23/ 57-58) and the Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League (Decision 1-5).

Evidence

Parts of the Gospel are distorted or altered and what is altered or distorted is not the word of God.

Sources

• Fatawa al-Aqaliyyat al-Muslimah, by a group of scholars.
• Mut’ib al-Qahtani (ed.), Is'af al-Mughtaribin bi Fatawa al-'Ulama’ al-Rabbaniyyin.
• Decisions of the Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League.