The forbidden food are the carrion, the flesh of swine, the blood poured forth and anything that has been hallowed to other than Allah and has been slaughtered in the name of someone else.
However, whoever is constrained, to eat any of what has been mentioned, and he consumes it, neither coveting nor transgressing, then surely Allah is forgiving.
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In the previous two articles, Ayah 6:143-144 describe some Satan’s footsteps that the pre-Islamic Arabs used to follow as rules in respect to the lawful and unlawful food.
The Arabs in some occasions used to forbid eating the male sheep, goat, camel and cow and they sometimes forbid eating the female sheep, goat, camel and cow; they believed that Allah commanded to do that.
The Prophet Muhammad told them that Allah did not command such rules.
A man among them asked: “Let me hear from you, O Muhammad, why our forefathers forbade them”.
Ayah 6:145 says:
So Allah said: Say O Muhammad: I do not find, in what is revealed to me, anything forbidden to eats except that:
1) The carrion, the meat of a dead animal, it is an abomination
2) The Blood poured forth, flowing, as opposed to a liver or a spleen, it is forbidden.
3) The flesh of swine, it is strictly prohibited.
4) Anything that has been hallowed to other than Allah, that is to say, it has been slaughtered in the name of someone else
But whoever is constrained, to eat any of what has been mentioned, and he consumes it, neither coveting nor transgressing, then surely your Lord is Forgiving, to him for what he has consumed, Allah is Merciful in that which He made dispensation for him.
However, one ought not to eat to satiety, and if he does, Allah will pardon him.
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The verse 6:145 in different translations
QARIB:
say: ‘i find nothing in what has been revealed to me that forbids any one to eat of any food except the dead, running blood, and the flesh of swine for these were unclean and that which has been hallowed in its slaughter to other than Allah. but whoever is constrained to eat of any of these, not intending to sin or transgress, then your lord is forgiving, the most merciful.
SHAKIR:
say: i do not find in that which has been revealed to me anything forbidden for an eater to eat of except that it be what has died of itself, or blood poured forth, or flesh of swine– for that surely is unclean– or that which is a transgression, other than (the name of) Allah having been invoked on it; but whoever is driven to necessity, not desiring nor exceeding the limit, then surely your lord is forgiving, merciful
PICKTHAL:
say: i find not in that which is revealed unto me aught prohibited to an eater that he eat thereof, except it be carrion, or blood poured forth, or swineflesh – for that verily is foul – or the abomination which was immolated to the name of other than Allah. but whoso is compelled (thereto), neither craving nor transgressing, (for him) lo! thy lord is forgiving, merciful.
YUSUFALI:
say: “i find not in the message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the flesh of swine,- for it is an abomination – or, what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked, other than Allah’s”. but (even so), if a person is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- thy lord is oft-forgiving, most merciful.
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