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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

Verse 119of 165

وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا مَا ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ ۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًۭا لَّيُضِلُّونَ بِأَهْوَآئِهِم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ﴿١١٩

Translation (Sahih International)

And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَاwamāAnd what
لَكُمْlakumfor you
أَلَّاallāthat not
تَأْكُلُوا۟takulūyou eat
مِمَّاmimmāof what
ذُكِرَdhukirahas been mentioned
ٱسْمُus'mu(the) name
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
عَلَيْهِʿalayhion it
وَقَدْwaqadwhen indeed
فَصَّلَfaṣṣalaHe (has) explained in detail
لَكُمlakumto you
مَّاwhat
حَرَّمَḥarramaHe (has) forbidden
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumto you
إِلَّاillāexcept
مَاwhat
ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْuḍ'ṭurir'tumyou are compelled
إِلَيْهِ ۗilayhito it
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmany
لَّيُضِلُّونَlayuḍillūnasurely lead astray
بِأَهْوَآئِهِمbi-ahwāihimby their (vain) desires
بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
عِلْمٍ ۗʿil'minknowledge
إِنَّinnaIndeed
رَبَّكَrabbakayour Lord
هُوَhuwaHe
أَعْلَمُaʿlamu(is) most knowing
بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَbil-muʿ'tadīnaof the transgressors

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Allowing What was Slaughtered in the Name of AllahThis is a statement of permission from Allah, for His servants, allowing them to eat the slaughtered animals werein His Name was mentioned when slaughtering them. It is understood from it that He has not allowed that over which Allah's Name was not mentioned when slaughtering. This was the practice of the pagans of Quraysh who used to eat dead animals and eat what was slaughtered for the idols.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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