Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Maaida, Ayah 88

Al-Maaida · Ayah 88 · View Ayah
وَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنتُم بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنُونَ
And eat of what Allah has provided for you [which is] lawful and good. And fear Allah, in whom you are believers.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(Eat of that which Allah hath bestowed on you as food lawful and good, and keep your duty to Allah in Whom ye are believers) fear Allah regarding mutilation and forbidding that which He has made lawful.

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And eat of the lawful and good food which God has provided you halālan tayyiban ‘lawful and good food’ is the direct object and the preceding genitive construction mimmā ‘of … which’ is a circumstantial qualifier connected to the former; and fear God in Whom you are believers.

Related Hadiths

Sahih Muslim#2736Sahih

It is a food which Allah provided you (so eat it).

Narrated by Abu Qatada (Allah be pleased with him) reported that while he was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on one of the highways of Mecca, he lagged behind him (the Holy Prophet) along with companions who were in the state of Ihram, whereas he was himself not Muhrim. He saw a wild ass. As he was mounting his horse he asked his companions to pick up for him his whip (which had dropped) but they refused to do so. He asked them to hand him over the spear, but they refused. He then himself took hold of it and chased the wild ass and killed it. Some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (way peace be upon him) ate (its meat), but some of them refused to do so. They overtook the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and asked him about it, and he said:
Sahih Muslim#2230Sahih

O people, Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good. And Allah commanded the believers as He commanded the Messengers by saying: "O Messengers, eat of the good things, and do goo...

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3278Hasan

“Eat, with trust in Allah and reliance upon Allah.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took the hand of a leper and made him eat with him, and said:
Sunan Ibn Majah#1878Sahih

"O people, fear Allah and be moderate in seeking a living, for no soul will die until it has received all its provision, even if it is slow in coming. So fear Allah and be moderate in seeking provisio...

Narrated by It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3073Da'if

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O you people! Indeed Allah is Tayyib (good) and he does not accept but what is good. And indeed Allah ordered the believers with what He ordered the Messengers. ...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Hurairah:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2465Sahih

"Do not accompany except a believer, and do not serve your food except to one with Taqwa."

Narrated by Abu Sa'eed narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#4834Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Associate only with a believer, and let only a God-fearing man eat your meals.

Narrated by Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
Sahih al-Bukhari#2052Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Measure your foodstuff and you will be blessed."

Narrated by Narrated Al-Miqdam bin Ma'diyakrib:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3009Sahih

“When food is served, eat from that which is in front of you, and do not take from what is in front of your companion.’”

Narrated by It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Sahih Muslim#5132Sahih

I was under the care of Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him), and as my hand used to roam about in the dish he said to me: Boy, mention the name of Allah, and eat with your right hand and eat fro...

Narrated by 'Umar b. Abu Salama reported:

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