The Holy Quran 2:168 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَلَـٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

Translation

O people, eat of the lawful (that which has been declared lawful by Allaah and that which is lawfully acquired) and pure (and wholesome) things of the earth, and do not follow in the footsteps of Shaytaan (by making a Halaal thing Haraam or a Haraam thing Halaal). Indeed, he is your open enemy.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The Arabs used to worship idols and also set bulls free in the names of idols, and considered it forbidden to derive any benefit from those animals. This too is a kind of shirk (associating partners with Allah)

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