Surah Al-An'am Ayah 119

Al-An'am · Ayah 119 · Juz 8 · Page 143

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

Wa mā lakum allā taʾkulū mimmā dhukirasmullāhi ʿalayhi wa qad faṣṣala lakum mā ḥarrama ʿalaykum illā maḍṭurirtum ilayh, wa inna kathīral layuḍillūna biʾahwāʾihim bighayri ʿilm, inna rabbaka huwa aʿlamu bil-muʿtadīn.

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: Sahih International

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

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  • وَمَاAnd what
  • لَكُمۡfor you
  • أَلَّاthat not
  • تَأۡكُلُواْyou eat
  • مِمَّاof what
  • ذُكِرَhas been mentioned
  • ٱسۡمُ(the) name
  • ٱللَّهِ(of) Allah
  • عَلَيۡهِon it
  • وَقَدۡwhen indeed
  • فَصَّلَHe (has) explained in detail
  • لَكُمto you
  • مَّاwhat
  • حَرَّمَHe (has) forbidden
  • عَلَيۡكُمۡto you
  • إِلَّاexcept
  • مَاwhat
  • ٱضۡطُرِرۡتُمۡyou are compelled
  • إِلَيۡهِۗto it
  • وَإِنَّAnd indeed
  • كَثِيرٗاmany
  • لَّيُضِلُّونَsurely lead astray
  • بِأَهۡوَآئِهِمby their (vain) desires
  • بِغَيۡرِwithout
  • عِلۡمٍۚknowledge
  • إِنَّIndeed
  • رَبَّكَyour Lord
  • هُوَHe
  • أَعۡلَمُ(is) most knowing
  • بِٱلۡمُعۡتَدِينَof the transgressors

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8
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143
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15