Ruling on placing
   one’s hand on the Bible when swearing
Question

                What is the ruling on a Muslim placing
      his hand on the Tawraat (Torah – Old Testament) or the Injeel (Gospel – New
      Testament), or both (the Bible) when swearing an oath in court in a non-Muslim country,
      where the judicial system requires this of the one who is taking an oath?
Praise be to Allah.It is not permissible for a Muslim to swear by anything except Allaah,
        may He be exalted, alone, because the Prophet 
 (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
        said: “Whoever swears an oath, let him swear by Allaah, or else keep silent.”
It is not essential for a person swearing an oath to put his hand on the
        Mus-haf (copy of the Qur’an) for the oath to be valid, but some people do this to
        make the oath more binding, so that the person swearing the oath will be afraid to tell
        lies.
It is not permissible for the Muslim to put his hand on the Tawraat or
        Injeel when swearing an oath, because the copies in circulation are distorted, and are not
        the original Books that were revealed to Moosa and ‘Eesaa (peace be upon them); and
        because the Message with which Allaah sent His Prophet Muhammad 
 (peace and blessings of
        Allaah be upon him) abrogates the messages that came before.
If the system in a country that is not ruled by Islamic law requires the
        person swearing an oath to put his hand on the Tawraat or Injeel, or both, then the Muslim
        should ask the court to let him swear by Allaah, may He be exalted. There is nothing wrong
        with him putting his hand on the Holy Qur’aan, which is the Word of Allaah and is
        therefore one of His attributes. If they do not allow him this request, and he is forced
        to swear by the Tawraat or Injeel, then this is considered to be compulsion, and there is
        no sin on him if he puts his hand on one or both of them, so long as he does not intend to
        show respect to them by doing so. And Allaah knows best.