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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

Verse 121of 165

وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِسْقٌۭ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَوْلِيَآئِهِمْ لِيُجَٰدِلُوكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَطَعْتُمُوهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَمُشْرِكُونَ﴿١٢١

Translation (Sahih International)

And do not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned, for indeed, it is grave disobedience. And indeed do the devils inspire their allies [among men] to dispute with you. And if you were to obey them, indeed, you would be associators [of others with Him].

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَأْكُلُوا۟takulūeat
مِمَّاmimmāof that
لَمْlamnot
يُذْكَرِyudh'karihas been mentioned
ٱسْمُus'mu(the) name
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
عَلَيْهِʿalayhion it
وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahuand indeed, it (is)
لَفِسْقٌۭ ۗlafis'qungrave disobedience
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَl-shayāṭīnathe devils
لَيُوحُونَlayūḥūnainspire
إِلَىٰٓilāto
أَوْلِيَآئِهِمْawliyāihimtheir friends
لِيُجَـٰدِلُوكُمْ ۖliyujādilūkumso that they dispute with you
وَإِنْwa-inand if
أَطَعْتُمُوهُمْaṭaʿtumūhumyou obey them
إِنَّكُمْinnakumindeed, you
لَمُشْرِكُونَlamush'rikūna(would) be the polytheists

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Prohibition of what was Slaughtered in other than Allah's NameThis Ayah is used to prove that slaughtered animals are not lawful when Allah's Name is not mentioned over them -- even if slaughtered by a Muslim. The Ayah about hunting game,فَكُلُواْ مِمَّآ أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَاذْكُرُواْ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ(So eat of what they (trained hunting dogs or birds of prey) catch for you, but pronounce the Name of Allah over it.) 5:4 supports this.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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