Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 119
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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➋ { اِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ:} That is, in a state of necessity and compulsion, eating the forbidden is permissible. See Surah Al-Baqarah (173), Surah Al-Ma'idah (3), and verse (145) of this Surah.
➌ { اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُعْتَدِيْنَ :} It refers to those people who declare the forbidden as lawful and the lawful as forbidden. The purpose is to warn against this. (Razi)
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[123] This is probably a reference to Surah An-Nahl, verse 115, where the mention of carrion, blood, swine, and things dedicated to other than Allah is also found. Then, the same things are mentioned again in verse 145 of this Surah. Then, in Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 173, and in Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 3, some further details are also given. Therefore, the footnote of Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 3, should be consulted.
[124] By these people are meant the same Jewish scholars who had taught this doctrine to the polytheists of Makkah, and they were transgressors in the sense that, firstly, they themselves were misguided and wanted to misguide others and cast them into doubts and suspicions, and secondly, because they did all this out of mischief. Otherwise, they were well aware of Allah's command.
