سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 119
وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلَّا تَأْكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا مَا ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ ۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا لَّيُضِلُّونَ بِأَهْوَآئِهِم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ ﴿119﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And why should you not eat of that (meat) on which Allâh’s Name has been pronounced (at the time of slaughtering the animal), while He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity? And surely many do lead (mankind) astray by their own desires through lack of knowledge. Certainly your Lord knows best the transgressors.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And what
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
أَلَّا
allā
that not
تَأْكُلُوا۟
takulū
you eat
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
ذُكِرَ
dhukira
has been mentioned
ٱسْمُ
us'mu
(the) name
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on it
وَقَدْ
waqad
when indeed
فَصَّلَ
faṣṣala
He (has) explained in detail
لَكُم
lakum
to you
مَّا
mā
what
حَرَّمَ
ḥarrama
He (has) forbidden
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
to you
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
what
ٱضْطُرِرْتُمْ
uḍ'ṭurir'tum
you are compelled
إِلَيْهِ ۗ
ilayhi
to it
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
many
لَّيُضِلُّونَ
layuḍillūna
surely lead astray
بِأَهْوَآئِهِم
bi-ahwāihim
by their (vain) desires
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
عِلْمٍ ۗ
ʿil'min
knowledge
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
هُوَ
huwa
He
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
بِٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ
bil-muʿ'tadīna
of the transgressors
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 119) ➊ {وَ قَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُمْ مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ:} That is, when Allah has clearly explained to you the forbidden things, the details of which are coming ahead in this Surah, and are also in Surah Al-Baqarah and Surah Al-Ma'idah, and some are mentioned in the hadiths, then apart from these, all animals are lawful, and an animal slaughtered or hunted in the name of Allah is not included among these forbidden things. So what is the reason that you do not eat it, and instead eat an animal slaughtered or hunted without Allah's name or in the name of other than Allah?
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)
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)
