The Holy Quran 6:145 — Surah Al-An'am

Arabic text

قُل لَّآ أَجِدُ فِى مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَىٰ طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُۥٓ إِلَّآ أَن يَكُونَ مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ فَإِنَّهُۥ رِجْسٌ أَوْ فِسْقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ ٱللَّهِ بِهِۦ ۚ فَمَنِ ٱضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

Say (O Muhammad ﷺ), “In the revelation that has come to me, I do not find anything forbidden (Haraam) to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it except Maytah (dead animal), flowing blood, the flesh of swine which is an impurity indeed, or (I find forbidden) the sin of (eating from) that animal sacrificed in the name of another besides Allaah. (Besides these things, there are other foods that are also Haraam to eat.) As for him who is driven by necessity (to eat these forbidden foods for fear of losing his life), then (if he eats them) neither rebelliously (without taking enjoyment and without eating unnecessarily), nor transgressing the limits (without eating more than is necessary to keep him alive), then verily your Rabb is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The details of the forbidden animals: Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “That is, of the animals that are customarily eaten, only these are forbidden.” In this verse the disbelievers are being told: the things mentioned above were lawful, and you made them forbidden; now the things are named that are truly forbidden, while you consider them lawful.

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