Studying in a textbook that contains a false religious statement Fatwa No: 208774
- Fatwa Date:29-5-2013
i have a book in which it is written that"life eternal through knowledge" ..is it permissible to study from such a book ..i even have a medical entrance test which is based on this book.can i write that exam?
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. You did not mention to us the context in which that sentence was stated so that we may know whether it has a specific interpretation. Anyway, the apparent indication of that sentence is false and it is not permissible to believe in it. Worldly life surely has an end and after it, there will be the Last Day in which Allaah The Almighty will reckon His slaves.
However, its presence in that book does not prevent from benefiting from the beneficial knowledge it has and from taking that test. That is because it is well known that such books can rarely be free from some false concepts.
You have really done well by investigating and asking about what is unclear to you of your religion. Indeed, the Muslim individual should be like so, acting upon the saying of Allaah The Almighty (which means): {So ask the people of the message if you do not know.}[Quran 21:7]
May Allaah reward you well.
Allaah Knows best.