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

وَمَا عَل َّمْتُمْ‏ م ِّنَ‏ الْجَوَارِحِ‏ مُكَل ِّبِينَ‏ تُعَل ِّمُونَهُن َّ مِم َّا عَل َّمَكُ‏ ‏ُم
الل َّهُ‏
And those Jawarih (beasts and birds of prey) which
you have trained as hounds, training and teaching
them (to catch) in the manner as directed to you by
Allah;
فَكُلُواْ‏ مِم َّآ أَمْسَكْنَ‏ عَلَيْكُمْ‏ وَاذْآُرُواْ‏ اسْمَ‏ الل َّهِ‏ عَلَيْهِ‏ وَات َّقُواْ‏
الل َّهَ‏
so eat of what they catch for you, but pronounce
the Name of Allah over it, and have Taqwa of Allah.
إِن َّ الل َّهَ‏ سَرِیعُ‏ الْحِسَابِ‏
Verily, Allah is swift in reckoning.''
Clarifying the Lawful
In the previous Ayah Allah mentioned the prohibited types of
food, the impure and unclean things, harmful for those who eat
them, either to their bodies, religion or both, except out of
necessity, وَقَدْ‏ فَص َّلَ‏ لَكُم م َّا حَر َّمَ‏ عَلَيْكُمْ‏ إِلا َّ مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ‏ إِلَيْهِ‏ (while He has
explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under
compulsion of necessity), (6:119) after that, Allah said,
یَسْأَلُونَكَ‏ مَاذَا أُحِل َّ لَهُمْ‏ قُلْ‏ أُحِل َّ لَكُمُ‏ الط َّي ِّبَاتُ‏ ...
They ask you what is lawful for them. Say, "Lawful unto
you are At-Tayyibat...''
In Surah Al-A`raf Allah describes Muhammad allowing
the good things and prohibiting the filthy things.
Muqatil said,
"At-Tayyibat includes everything Muslims are
allowed and the various types of legally earned
provision.''
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