LessonsThe Scope of General Expressions, Specification and Solitary ReportsQuiz

وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ
Do not eat from that over which God’s name has not been mentioned. (Qurʾān 6:121, excerpt)

The expression mimmā includes a general relative mā within its relevant domain. The apparent wording covers animals slaughtered without the divine name being mentioned.

The juristic issue is whether deliberate omission and forgetful omission must receive the same ruling. The debate turns on the general verse, the legal treatment of forgetfulness, and the interpretation of related reports.

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Slaughter and the mention of God’s name

The Scope of General Expressions, Specification and Solitary Reports

وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ
Do not eat from that over which God’s name has not been mentioned. (Qurʾān 6:121, excerpt)

The expression mimmā includes a general relative mā within its relevant domain. The apparent wording covers animals slaughtered without the divine name being mentioned.

The juristic issue is whether deliberate omission and forgetful omission must receive the same ruling. The debate turns on the general verse, the legal treatment of forgetfulness, and the interpretation of related reports.