Surah Anam ayat 142 Tafsir Quran 6:142

﴿وَمِنَ الْأَنْعَامِ حَمُولَةً وَفَرْشًا ۚ كُلُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ﴾
[ الأنعام: 142]

6:142 And of the grazing livestock are carriers [of burdens] and those [too] small. Eat of what Allah has provided for you and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

And He produces of the cattle some for burden fit to bear loads such as the large mature camels and some for light support not fit for these load-bearing tasks such as young camels or sheep such cattle are called farsh because they are like ‘bedding farsh spread on the ground’ on account of their physical closeness to it; eat of that which God has provided you and do not follow the steps of Satan his methods of forbidding things or deeming them lawful. Surely he is a manifest foe to you one whose enmity is evident.

And of the cattle, he availed you of some to carry your burdens and provide you with commodities and others for meat. Therefore, eat of what Allah has provisioned you, it is all replete with choice of all delights, and do not follow the footsteps of AL-Shaytan nor walk in the footsteps of those with characteristics befitting AL-Shaytan. He is indeed your avowed enemy

(6:142) And of the cattle (He has reared) some for burden, and some whose flesh you eat and whose skins and hair you use to spread the ground. *117 Eat of the sustenance Allah has provided you and do not follow in the footsteps of Satan, for surely he is your open enemy. *118

And of the grazing livestock are carriers meaning

*117).
The word " Farasha " ( which means 'to spread, to pave, to cover the ground, floor or path' ) has been used in the context of cattle either ( 1 ) because they are relatively short, and in moving about seem to be touching the ground, ( 2 ) because when they are slaughtered, they have to be laid on the ground, or ( 3 ) because their skins and hair are used for furnishing purposes.

*118).
It becomes clear from the context that God wants to emphasize three things.
First, that the orchards, fields and cattle are all bounties of God.
No one else has made any contribution to them and hence no one is entitled to any share in the thanks that man ought to give Him in return for these bounties.
Second, since all those things are bounties of God, one ought to follow the laws of God alone while making use of them.
No one else has the right to regulate their use.
To acknowledge oneself bound by customs and practices laid down by others than God, and to make offerings out of a feeling of gratitude for beneficence to someone other than God constitute acts of rebellion and amount to following Satan.
Third, as God has created all these things for the fulfilment of man's needs, they should not be unnecessarily suspended from use or be regarded as prohibited.
All restrictions on the use of the means of sustenance and other bounties of God based on conjecture or superstition, are not to His liking at all.

 

( And of the cattle ) He creates of the cattle ( some for burdens ) like camels and oxen, ( some for food ) and some not for burdens such as sheep and young camels. ( Eat of that which Allah hath bestowed upon you ) of crops and cattle, ( and follow not the footsteps of the devil ) what the devil has made seem fair by forbidding some crops and cattle, ( for lo! he is an open foe to you ) whose enmity is quite manifest, for he commands you to forbid some crops and cattle.

And of the cattle (are some) for burden (like camels etc.) and (some are) small (unable to carry burden like sheep, goats etc. for food, meat, milk, wool etc.). Eat of what Allah has provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Surely he is to you an open enemy.

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