Were the Other Revealed Books Such as the Bible Also Revealed in Ramadan?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question

I have heard that the other revealed books (i.e., Injeel or Zabur) were revealed in the blessed month of Ramadan. Is this a true statement?

Answer

I pray you are well, in sha’Allah.

Yes, there are some weak reports, as noted by Imam Badr al-Din al-`Ayni in his commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari, `Umdat al-Qari, that the other books, such as the Gospel (Injil), Psalms (Zabur) and Torah (Taurat), were revealed in the blessed month of Ramadan.

Imam Ahmad also narrates a hadith in his Musnad, indicating that the Gospel (Injil) and the Torah (Taurat) were revealed in the month of Ramadan. However, Shaykh Shu`ayb Arna`ut, the verifier, notes that it, too, is a weak narration.

A scholar once said, ‘This is all I have, and that which others have may be much better.’

And Allah knows best.

[Ustadh] Tabraze Azam

Checked & Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani