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Al-An'am 119

Ayah 119 of 165 · Meccan

وَمَا لَكُمۡ أَلَّا تَأۡكُلُواْ مِمَّا ذُكِرَ ٱسۡمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهِ وَقَدۡ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِلَّا مَا ٱضۡطُرِرۡتُمۡ إِلَيۡهِۗ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرٗا لَّيُضِلُّونَ بِأَهۡوَآئِهِم بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمٍۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُعۡتَدِينَ ١١٩

And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allāh has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has forbidden you, excepting that to which you are compelled.1 And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 In cases of dire necessity, what is normally prohibited becomes permissible, but only to the extent of the need.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَاAnd whatwamā
  2. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  3. أَلَّاthat notallā
  4. تَأۡكُلُواْyou eattakulū
  5. مِمَّاof whatmimmā
  6. ذُكِرَhas been mentioneddhukira
  7. ٱسۡمُ(the) nameus'mu
  8. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  9. عَلَيۡهِon itʿalayhi
  10. وَقَدۡwhen indeedwaqad
  11. فَصَّلَHe (has) explained in detailfaṣṣala
  12. لَكُمto youlakum
  13. مَّاwhatmā
  14. حَرَّمَHe (has) forbiddenḥarrama
  15. عَلَيۡكُمۡto youʿalaykum
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. مَاwhatmā
  18. ٱضۡطُرِرۡتُمۡyou are compelleduḍ'ṭurir'tum
  19. إِلَيۡهِۗto itilayhi
  20. وَإِنَّAnd indeedwa-inna
  21. كَثِيرٗاmanykathīran
  22. لَّيُضِلُّونَsurely lead astraylayuḍillūna
  23. بِأَهۡوَآئِهِمby their (vain) desiresbi-ahwāihim
  24. بِغَيۡرِwithoutbighayri
  25. عِلۡمٍۚknowledgeʿil'min
  26. إِنَّIndeedinna
  27. رَبَّكَyour Lordrabbaka
  28. هُوَHehuwa
  29. أَعۡلَمُ(is) most knowingaʿlamu
  30. بِٱلۡمُعۡتَدِينَof the transgressorsbil-muʿ'tadīna

Tafsir

What is it that prevents you, O believers, from eating that which was slaughtered in Allah’s name, when Allah has made clear what is unlawful for you. It is therefore necessary for you to leave that which is forbidden, unless you are forced by necessity to eat it, in which case it will be lawful. Many of the misguided idolaters mislead their followers with their incorrect views. They consider lawful that which Allah has made unlawful (such as carrion), and they consider unlawful that which Allah has made lawful (such as the baḥīrah, waṣīlah, ḥāmī, etc.). Your Lord, O Messenger, knows best those who overstep His limits and He will repay them for their transgression.

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