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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 168of 286

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَلَٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۭ مُّبِينٌ﴿١٦٨

Translation (Sahih International)

O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO
ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsumankind
كُلُوا۟kulūEat
مِمَّاmimmāof what
فِى(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
حَلَـٰلًۭاḥalālanlawful
طَيِّبًۭاṭayyiban(and) good
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَتَّبِعُوا۟tattabiʿūfollow
خُطُوَٰتِkhuṭuwāti(the) footsteps (of)
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚl-shayṭānithe Shaitaan
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, he
لَكُمْlakum(is) to you
عَدُوٌّۭʿaduwwunan enemy
مُّبِينٌmubīnunclear

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Order to eat the Lawful Things, and the Prohibition of following the Footsteps of ShaytanAfter Allah stated that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him and that He Alone created the creation, He stated that He is the Sustainer for all His creation, and He mentioned a favor that He granted them; He has allowed them to eat any of the pure lawful things on the earth that do not cause harm to the body or the mind.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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