سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 121
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِسْقٌ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَوْلِيَآئِهِمْ لِيُجَـٰدِلُوكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَطَعْتُمُوهُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَمُشْرِكُونَ ﴿121﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which Allâh’s Name has not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the animal), for sure it is Fisq (a sin and disobedience of Allâh). And certainly, the Shayâtîn (devils) do inspire their friends (from mankind) to dispute with you, and if you obey them [by making Al-Maitah (a dead animal) legal by eating it], then you would indeed be Mushrikûn (polytheists); [because they (devils and their friends) made lawful to you to eat that which Allâh has made unlawful to eat and you obeyed them by considering it lawful to eat, and by doing so you worshipped them; and to worship others besides Allâh is polytheism].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَأْكُلُوا۟
takulū
eat
مِمَّا
mimmā
of that
لَمْ
lam
not
يُذْكَرِ
yudh'kari
has been mentioned
ٱسْمُ
us'mu
(the) name
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on it
وَإِنَّهُۥ
wa-innahu
and indeed, it (is)
لَفِسْقٌۭ ۗ
lafis'qun
grave disobedience
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ
l-shayāṭīna
the devils
لَيُوحُونَ
layūḥūna
inspire
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
to
أَوْلِيَآئِهِمْ
awliyāihim
their friends
لِيُجَـٰدِلُوكُمْ ۖ
liyujādilūkum
so that they dispute with you
وَإِنْ
wa-in
and if
أَطَعْتُمُوهُمْ
aṭaʿtumūhum
you obey them
إِنَّكُمْ
innakum
indeed, you
لَمُشْرِكُونَ
lamush'rikūna
(would) be the polytheists
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
121. 1. That is, deliberately leaving out Allah's name on an animal makes eating it fisq (sinful) and unlawful. Hazrat Ibn Abbas has explained it in this way, saying that one who forgets is not called a fasiq, and Imam Bukhari also leans towards this view. However, Imam Shafi'i's position is that the slaughter of a Muslim is lawful in both cases, whether he mentions Allah's name or omits it, and he relates وَ اِنَّہُ لَفِسْقُ to animals slaughtered in the name of other than Allah.
121. 2. Through his companions, Satan spread the idea that these Muslims declare as unlawful the animal slaughtered by Allah (i.e., carrion) and lawful what is slaughtered by their own hands, while claiming to be believers in Allah. Allah said: Do not follow the whispers of Satan and his friends. The animal that is dead, i.e., died without being slaughtered (except for sea fish, which is lawful), since Allah's name was not mentioned on it, its consumption is not lawful.
121. 2. Through his companions, Satan spread the idea that these Muslims declare as unlawful the animal slaughtered by Allah (i.e., carrion) and lawful what is slaughtered by their own hands, while claiming to be believers in Allah. Allah said: Do not follow the whispers of Satan and his friends. The animal that is dead, i.e., died without being slaughtered (except for sea fish, which is lawful), since Allah's name was not mentioned on it, its consumption is not lawful.
