1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Maytah (the dead
animals), blood,
Allah informs His servants that He forbids consuming the
mentioned types of foods, such as the Maytah, which is
the animal that dies before being properly slaughtered or
hunted. Allah forbids this type of food due to the harm it
causes, because of the blood that becomes clogged in
the veins of the dead animal. Therefore, the Maytah is
harmful, religiously and physically, and this is why Allah
has prohibited it.
The only exception to this ruling is fish, for fish is
allowed, even when dead, by slaughtering or otherwise.
Malik in his Muwatta, also Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, An-
Nasa'i and Ibn Majah in their Sunan, Ibn Khuzaymah
and Ibn Hibban in their Sahihs, all recorded that Abu
Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah was asked
about seawater.
He said,
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هُوَ‏ الط َّهُورُ‏ مَاؤُهُ‏ الْحِل ُّ مَيْتَتُه
Its water is pure and its dead are permissible.
The same ruling applies to locusts, as proven in a
Hadith that we will mention later.
Allah's statement,
blood...,
وَالْد َّمُ‏ ...
This refers to flowing blood, according to Ibn
Abbas and Sa`id bin Jubayr, and it is similar to
Allah's other statement, دَمًا م َّسْفُوحًا (Blood poured
forth...). (6:145)
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn Abbas was asked about
the spleen and he said,
"Eat it.''
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