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Interpretation Of The Saying Of Allâh, The Mighty and Sublime: “Eat Not Of That On Which Allâh’s Name Has Not Been Pronounced”[1]

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Darussalam · Volume 5

The Book OfAd-Dahâyâ (Sacrifices)

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الحديث: 4437 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 237

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English translation

4442. Hârûn bin Abî Waki’ – who is Hârûn bin ‘Antarah – narrated from his father, from Ibn ‘Abbâs, concerning the saying of Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime: "Eat not of that on which Allāh's name has not been pronounced"[1] – that he said: "The idolators argued with them and said: 'Whatever Allāh kills you do not eat, and whatever you kill you eat!'" (Ḥasan)

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4437 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ أَبِي وَكِيعٍ وَهُوَ هَارُونُ بْنُ عَنْتَرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ} [الأنعام: 121] قَالَ: " خَاصَمَهُمُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ، فَقَالُوا: مَا ذَبَحَ اللَّهُ فَلَا تَأْكُلُوهُ، وَمَا ذَبَحْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَكَلْتُمُوهُ "

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    [1] Al-An’âm 6:121.

Commentary

We learn here, that in this noble Verse, the meaning is that animal which dies of its own, and one does not get an opportunity to slaughter it. In the same manner, the animal which is slaughtered in the name of other than Allāh is unlawful, and the animal which is slaughtered by a polytheist is unlawful, irrespective of whether he recites the name of Allāh, or of other than Allāh.