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Al-An'am 6:139

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وَقَالُوا۟ مَا فِى بُطُونِ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ خَالِصَةٌ لِّذُكُورِنَا وَمُحَرَّمٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِنَا ۖ وَإِن يَكُن مَّيْتَةً فَهُمْ فِيهِ شُرَكَآءُ ۚ سَيَجْزِيهِمْ وَصْفَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ

And they say, "What is in the bellies of these animals is exclusively for our males and forbidden to our females. But if it is [born] dead, then all of them have shares therein." He will punish them for their description. Indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وقال المشركون: ما في بطون الأنعام من أجنَّة مباح لرجالنا، ومحرم على نسائنا، إذا ولد حيًّا، ويشركون فيه إذا ولد ميتًا. سيعاقبهم الله إذ شرَّعوا لأنفسهم من التحليل والتحريم ما لم يأذن به الله. إنه تعالى حكيم في تدبير أمور خلقه، عليم بهم.

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