The Holy Quran 16:116 — Surah An-Nahl

Arabic text

وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلْكَذِبَ هَـٰذَا حَلَـٰلٌ وَهَـٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ

Translation

With regard to the false claims your tongues make (about certain foods and animals), do not say (according to your desires), "This is Halaal" and "This is Haraam," so as to invent lies against Allaah (by making it seem as if Allaah has made these things Halaal or Haraam). Indeed those who invent lies against Allaah will never be successful (will never prosper).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Do not declare things lawful or forbidden by your own opinion: that is, to say thoughtlessly of something, without any shariah authority, that it is lawful or forbidden is a very grave audacity, a lie and a fabrication. Lawful and forbidden can only be what Almighty Allah has called lawful or forbidden.

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