Say, “I do not find in that which is revealed to me any prohibition of food for one who eats it, except that it is dead (carrion), or flowing blood within veins, or the flesh of swine as that is impure,[1] or an animal of disobedience which was slaughtered by calling upon a name other than Allah; so whosoever is forced while he is neither desiring ˹to eat˺ nor exceeding limits of necessity, then indeed your Lord is Most-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.”
Commentary
[1]
In general, there are some rulings related to this verse: 1.
Prohibition is established by Islamic law, not personal desire; 2. Flowing
blood is unlawful for consumption even if it leaves the body of the animal and
stops. However, the animal’s spleen and liver are lawful; 3. Every impure thing
is unlawful but every unlawful thing is not impure; 4. Every part of swine is
unlawful as it is intrinsically impure and cannot be purified through any
means; 5. No part of swine can be made pure through slaughter or boiling; 6.
During the life of an animal, its attribution to a name is not considered.
Rather, its lawfulness is dependent upon the time (manner) of slaughter; 7. To
slaughter animals in the name of idols is a creedal transgression, i.e.,
disbelief; 8. In excused situations, as defined by the Shari‘ah, only the
amount (of unlawful consumption) required to survive is allowed; 9. If one
consumes a morsel or two more than required (in the aforementioned scenario)
due to an incorrect estimation, it will not incur punishment.
