Surah Al Maidah Ayat 3 Translation Tafseer

Para 6 - لَا یُحِبُّ اللّٰهُ

سورة الماىدة

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

5.3

حُرِّمَتْ عَلَیْكُمُ الْمَیْتَةُ وَ الدَّمُ وَ لَحْمُ الْخِنْزِیْرِ وَ مَاۤ اُهِلَّ لِغَیْرِ اللّٰهِ بِهٖ وَ الْمُنْخَنِقَةُ وَ الْمَوْقُوْذَةُ وَ الْمُتَرَدِّیَةُ وَ النَّطِیْحَةُ وَ مَاۤ اَكَلَ السَّبُعُ اِلَّا مَا ذَكَّیْتُمْ- وَ مَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى النُّصُبِ وَ اَنْ تَسْتَقْسِمُوْا بِالْاَزْلَامِؕ-ذٰلِكُمْ فِسْقٌؕ-اَلْیَوْمَ یَىٕسَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ دِیْنِكُمْ فَلَا تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَ اخْشَوْنِؕ-اَلْیَوْمَ اَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِیْنَكُمْ وَ اَتْمَمْتُ عَلَیْكُمْ نِعْمَتِیْ وَ رَضِیْتُ لَكُمُ الْاِسْلَامَ دِیْنًاؕ-فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ فِیْ مَخْمَصَةٍ غَیْرَ مُتَجَانِفٍ لِّاِثْمٍۙ-فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ(3)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Prohibited for you are carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, those animals which were slaughtered in the name of other than Allah,[1] killed by strangulation, beating, falling, or by being gored ˹by an animal,˺ what is ˹partly˺ eaten by predators, unless hunted and slaughtered by you, and what is sacrificed at the altar. It is unlawful to cast arrows (divination) to seek knowledge of fate. This is transgression. This day, the disbelievers have lost hope concerning your religion. So, do not fear them and fear Me. This day, I have perfected your religion for you, and completed My favour upon you,[2] and chosen Islam for you as a religion.[3] So whosoever is compelled due to extreme hunger and thirst while he is not inclined to sin (he may consume),[4] then indeed Allah is Most-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.

Commentary

[1]

An animal which is slaughtered by pronouncing the name of anyone or anything other than Allah Almighty is unlawful. Moreover, an animal which is slaughtered with the name of Allah Almighty but is specified for a particular use or person is not unlawful. For example, it is natural to describe an animal as belonging to a certain person, specified for a special occasion, or designated to be slaughtered for charitable purposes with the intention of conveying the rewards (īthāl al-thawāb) to a deceased relative or saint.

[2]

The completion of Islam lies in its perpetual nature, i.e., unlike previous religious canons, the laws of Islam will not be abrogated, remaining perfectly apt for people until the Day of Judgement. The verse unequivocally confirms that there cannot be a prophet after the Sun of Prophethood and Leader of Prophets صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, as the religion is complete. Once the sun has risen, a lamp is of no use. Hence, the Qādiyānī religion is false. The core, underlying principles of Islam are fixed and unchanging, but ancillary rulings (furūʿ ) can and do change through legal reasoning (ijtihād).

[3]

Islam is favoured by Allah Almighty, i.e. the religion of the Final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Now, all other religions will not be accepted before Allah. If one does thousands of righteous deeds after abandoning Islam, he will not be beloved to Allah as Islam is the equivalent of tree roots and ˹good˺ deeds are branches with leaves. Hence, it is pointless to water branches after uprooting the tree.

[4]

This means when there is nothing ḥalāl available while one is dying from hunger or thirst, it is permissible to consume what is needed. A need is fulfilled by an amount which enables one to survive.

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