سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 142
وَمِنَ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ حَمُولَةً وَفَرْشًا ۚ كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿142﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And of the cattle (are some) for burden (like camels) and (some are) small (unable to carry burden like sheep and goats - for food, meat, milk and wool). Eat of what Allâh has provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitân (Satan). Surely he is to you an open enemy.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ
l-anʿāmi
the cattle
حَمُولَةًۭ
ḥamūlatan
(are some for) burden
وَفَرْشًۭا ۚ
wafarshan
and (some for) meat
كُلُوا۟
kulū
Eat
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
رَزَقَكُمُ
razaqakumu
(has been) provided (to) you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَتَّبِعُوا۟
tattabiʿū
follow
خُطُوَٰتِ
khuṭuwāti
(the) footsteps
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ
l-shayṭāni
(of) Shaitaan
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
لَكُمْ
lakum
(is) to you
عَدُوٌّۭ
ʿaduwwun
an enemy
مُّبِينٌۭ
mubīnun
open
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142. And among the cattle are some for carrying loads and some for spreading on the ground (as bedding from their skins and hair). Eat of what Allah has provided for you, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan [154], for he is indeed your open enemy.
[154] The meaning of "hamoolah" is beasts of burden, such as camels, oxen, horses, donkeys, etc., and "farshan" means animals of short stature, such as sheep and goats. Among these, you may eat the meat of the lawful animals. And the meaning of following in the footsteps of Satan is that you should not make up your own rules regarding their permissibility or prohibition, or about eating or not eating them. As has already been mentioned in several cases regarding the polytheists of Makkah, Allah Almighty has declared all those who impose or invent restrictions regarding what is lawful and unlawful, and about eating or not eating them, to be Satan, and those who follow such people to be followers of Satan.
[154] The meaning of "hamoolah" is beasts of burden, such as camels, oxen, horses, donkeys, etc., and "farshan" means animals of short stature, such as sheep and goats. Among these, you may eat the meat of the lawful animals. And the meaning of following in the footsteps of Satan is that you should not make up your own rules regarding their permissibility or prohibition, or about eating or not eating them. As has already been mentioned in several cases regarding the polytheists of Makkah, Allah Almighty has declared all those who impose or invent restrictions regarding what is lawful and unlawful, and about eating or not eating them, to be Satan, and those who follow such people to be followers of Satan.
