Explanation of the Book of Foods-08a
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The reciter: Ma'la ibn Asad narrated to us, 'Abd al-'Aziz—meaning Ibn al-Mukhtar—narrated to us, Musa ibn 'Uqbah informed us, he said: Salim informed me that he heard 'Abdullah narrating from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. The verse was revealed after that regarding this ruling: what is slaughtered upon altars and idols is forbidden, even if the name of Allah is mentioned upon it, considering the intention and purpose. If a person slaughters for his idol or statue or for a grave, seeking nearness to its owner—yes, Ahmad—and mentions the name of Allah upon it, is it permissible or not? It is not permissible, due to the saying of the Exalted:[Al-Ma'idah 5:3] Good. If the name of Allah and the name of another are mentioned and it is slaughtered for Allah, the correct view is also that it is not permissible, because a permissibility and a prohibition have come together, and the side of prohibition prevails. So the categories are three, or rather four: what is dedicated to other than Allah and intended for the face of Allah is forbidden; what has the name of Allah mentioned upon it but is intended for the idol is also forbidden; what has the name of Allah and the name of another mentioned upon it is forbidden; and what has the name of Allah mentioned upon it and is slaughtered for Allah is lawful. Yes, correct.
That he met Zayd ibn 'Amr ibn Nufayl at the lower part of Baladakh, and that was before the revelation was sent down to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) presented to him a spread containing meat, but he refused to eat from it. Then he said: "I do not eat from what you slaughter upon your altars, and I do not eat except from that upon which the name of Allah is mentioned."
أنه لقي زيد بن عمرو بن نفيل بأسفل بلدح وذاك قبل أن ينزل على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الوحي فقدم إليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سفرةً فيها لحم فأبى أن يأكل منها ثم قال : إني لا آكل مما تذبحون على أنصابكم ولا آكل إلا مما ذكر اسم الله عليهThe Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. The verse was revealed after that regarding this ruling: what is slaughtered upon altars and idols is forbidden, even if the name of Allah is mentioned upon it, considering the intention and purpose. If a person slaughters for his idol or statue or for a grave, seeking nearness to its owner—yes, Ahmad—and mentions the name of Allah upon it, is it permissible or not? It is not permissible, due to the saying of the Exalted: