6:138 “And they say, "These animals and crops are forbidden; no one may eat from them except whom we will," by their claim. And there are those [camels] whose backs are forbidden [by them] and those upon which the name of Allah is not mentioned - [all of this] an INVENTION of untruth about Him. He will punish them for what they were inventing.”
6:119 “And why should you not eat of that upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned while He has explained in detail to you what He has FORBIDDEN YOU, excepting that to which you are compelled. And indeed do many lead [others] astray through their [own] inclinations without knowledge. Indeed, your Lord - He is most knowing of the transgressors.”
6:145 Say, "I do not find within that which was revealed to me [anything] forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be a dead animal or blood spilled out or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or it be [that slaughtered in] disobedience, dedicated to other than Allah. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], then indeed, your Lord is Forgiving and Merciful."
Peace… Mohamed & GL..
Totally off topic… but still explain my understanding and stance..
Just ensure to separate the actions of ‘Eating’ & ‘Slaughtering’ ……
Quran never gives a clear cut order when it comes to Slaughtering an animal that it is compulsory to mention the name of God… We know exception to this while in Haj it was ordered to mention the name of God when the cattle are in line… not for each and every one of them…
…. But totally contrary to that, God explains with explicit verse and orders us to mention the name of God before consume anything to our mouth… 6:121 & 6:119
I brought the above three verses to give a thought on it, perhaps you would get a clear picture if in case complicated or stuck …
In the verse 6:145 there is no way it is mentioned that forbidden for us to eat any food (including flesh) on which the name of God is NOT MENTIONED…So Name of God mentioning on animals while slaughtering is not obligatory for sure….. For example if anyone slaughtered an animal (with or without mentioning the name of God) and selling as meat and we can buy and eat without any doubt… Unless what God forbidden 04 items…
Further by verse 6:138, it is very obvious that there is no such restriction from God that we should only eat (especially animal) if the name of God is mentioned… That’s mere invention…
So in 6:119 no one can ever say that God is referring only to animals, it refers to ALL Food which God has ALLOWED… So mention the name of God before Consume them… it is equal to thanking the God for providing the food for us….
But pls note that it is not imperative that we should mention the name of God before slaughtering any animal… No one can prove within the book that we should do so… That will be only invention…But if we mention with our habit before doing any action the name of God then there is no harm either… But No instruction from God though….
Note verse 6:119 meticulously…it says “why you should not eat upon which name of God is mentioned” and the verse continues “while God has explained in detailed what is forbidden… It means Eat all the food other than what is explained not to eat, but mention the name of God before eating on what is allowed to eat. Remember even if you happen to eat the forbidden 04 foods under compulsion, then you have to mention the name of God on it before eating them though they are listed forbidden…Coz those foods are allowed depending on your situation… So 6:119 mentioning the name of God is explained only to what is fundamentally allowed… and 6:121 is common (I mean to say any food fundamentally allowed or forbidden but allowed based on situation), but mention the name of God…
