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Al-Baqarah 173

Ayah 173 of 286 · Medinan

إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَيۡتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحۡمَ ٱلۡخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ بِهِۦ لِغَيۡرِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَمَنِ ٱضۡطُرَّ غَيۡرَ بَاغٖ وَلَا عَادٖ فَلَآ إِثۡمَ عَلَيۡهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٌ ١٧٣

He has only forbidden to you dead animals,1 blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allāh. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Those not slaughtered or hunted expressly for food.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  2. حَرَّمَHe has forbiddenḥarrama
  3. عَلَيۡكُمُto youʿalaykumu
  4. ٱلۡمَيۡتَةَthe dead animalsl-maytata
  5. وَٱلدَّمَand [the] bloodwal-dama
  6. وَلَحۡمَand fleshwalaḥma
  7. ٱلۡخِنزِيرِ(of) swinel-khinzīri
  8. وَمَآand whatwamā
  9. أُهِلَّhas been dedicateduhilla
  10. بِهِۦ[with it]bihi
  11. لِغَيۡرِto other thanlighayri
  12. ٱللَّهِۖAllahl-lahi
  13. فَمَنِSo whoeverfamani
  14. ٱضۡطُرَّ(is) forced by necessityuḍ'ṭurra
  15. غَيۡرَwithoutghayra
  16. بَاغٖ(being) disobedientbāghin
  17. وَلَاand notwalā
  18. عَادٖtransgressorʿādin
  19. فَلَآthen nofalā
  20. إِثۡمَsinith'ma
  21. عَلَيۡهِۚon himʿalayhi
  22. إِنَّIndeedinna
  23. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  24. غَفُورٞ(is) Oft-Forgivingghafūrun
  25. رَّحِيمٌMost Mercifulraḥīmun

Tafsir

Allah has only forbidden you from consuming that which died without being sacrificed according to the sacred law and having its blood flow, the meat of pigs and what has had other than Allah’s name mentioned over it when it was sacrificed. Yet if someone is forced to eat something of these forbidden types, and does not sin by eating it when they are not in need, nor do they go beyond the limit of what is necessary, then they have done no wrong and will receive no punishment. Allah is Forgiving and Compassionate to whomever repents to Him; and it is from His mercy that He overlooks the eating of forbidden things when it is necessary.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran