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

Allah's statement,and that which has been killed by strangling...,21وَالْمُنْخَنِقَةُ‏ ...either intentionally or by mistake, such as whenan animal moves while restrained and dies bystrangulation because of its struggling, thisanimal is also unlawful to eat.or by a violent blow...,وَالْمَوْقُوذَُةThis refers to the animal that is hit with a heavyobject until it dies.Ibn Abbas and several others said;it is the animal that is hit with a staff until it dies.Qatadah said,"The people of Jahiliyyah used to strike theanimal with sticks and when it died, they wouldeat it.''It is recorded in the Sahih that `Adi bin Hatim said,"I asked, `O Allah's Messenger! I use the Mi`radfor hunting and catch game with it.' He replied,إِذَا رَمَيْتَ‏ بِالْمِعْرَاضِ‏ فَخَزَق فَكُلْهُ،‏ وَإِنْ‏ أصَابَ‏ بَعَرْضِهِ‏ فَإن َّمَاهُوَ‏ وَقِيذٌ‏ فَلَا تَأْآُلْهIf the game is hit by its sharp edge, eat it. But, ifit is hit by its broad side, do not eat it, for it hasbeen beaten to death.Therefore, the Prophet made a distinction between killingthe animal with the sharp edge of an arrow or a huntingstick, and rendered it lawful, and what is killed by thebroad side of an object, and rendered it unlawfulbecause it was beaten to death..........