سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 139
وَقَالُوا۟ مَا فِى بُطُونِ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ خَالِصَةٌ لِّذُكُورِنَا وَمُحَرَّمٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِنَا ۖ وَإِن يَكُن مَّيْتَةً فَهُمْ فِيهِ شُرَكَآءُ ۚ سَيَجْزِيهِمْ وَصْفَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿139﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "What is in the bellies of such and such cattle (milk or foetus) is for our males alone, and forbidden to our females (girls and women), but if it is born dead, then all have shares therein." He will punish them for their attribution (of such false orders to Allâh). Verily, He is All-Wise, All-Knower. (Tafsir At-Tabarî).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they say
مَا
mā
What
فِى
fī
(is) in
بُطُونِ
buṭūni
(the) wombs
هَـٰذِهِ
hādhihi
(of) these
ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ
l-anʿāmi
cattle
خَالِصَةٌۭ
khāliṣatun
(is) exclusively
لِّذُكُورِنَا
lidhukūrinā
for our males
وَمُحَرَّمٌ
wamuḥarramun
and forbidden
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
on
أَزْوَٰجِنَا ۖ
azwājinā
our spouses
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
يَكُن
yakun
is
مَّيْتَةًۭ
maytatan
(born) dead
فَهُمْ
fahum
then they (all)
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
شُرَكَآءُ ۚ
shurakāu
(are) partners
سَيَجْزِيهِمْ
sayajzīhim
He will recompense them
وَصْفَهُمْ ۚ
waṣfahum
(for) their attribution
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
حَكِيمٌ
ḥakīmun
(is) All-Wise
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
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 139){ وَ قَالُوْا مَا فِيْ بُطُوْنِ هٰذِهِ الْاَنْعَامٌ …… :} This was another form: the animals which they dedicated in the names of their idols, regarding some of them they would say that their milk and the living offspring born from their bellies are lawful only for our men, forbidden for women; however, if the offspring is born dead, then both men and women are equal partners in eating it. Allah Almighty said that soon He will recompense them for these false statements of theirs, and He will do so according to His perfect wisdom and knowledge.
