And according to their claim, they say that such and such cattle
and crops are forbidden, and none should eat of them except those whom we
allow. And (they say) there are cattle forbidden to be used for burden (or any
other work), and cattle on which (at slaughtering) the Name of Allâh is not
pronounced; lying against Him (Allâh). He will recompense them for what they
used to fabricate. (138) And they say: "What is in the bellies of such and
such cattle (milk or foetus) is for our males alone, and forbidden to our
females (girls and women), but if it is born dead, then all have shares
therein." He will punish them for their attribution (of such false orders
to Allâh). Verily, He is All¬Wise, All¬Knower. (Tafsir At¬Tabarî). (139) Indeed lost are they
who have killed their children, foolishly, without knowledge, and have
forbidden that which Allâh has provided for them, inventing a lie against
Allâh. They have indeed gone astray and were not guided. (140) And it is He Who
produces gardens trellised and untrellised, and date¬palms, and crops of
different shape and taste (their fruits and their seeds) and olives, and
pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in taste). Eat of their fruit
when they ripen, but pay the due thereof (its Zakât, according to Allâh's
Orders 1/10th or 1/20th) on the day of its harvest, and waste not by
extravagance[]. Verily, He likes not Al-Musrifûn (those who waste by
extravagance), (141) And of the cattle (are some) for burden (like camels) and (some
are) small (unable to carry burden like sheep, goats for food, meat, milk,
wool). Eat of what Allâh has provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of
Shaitân (Satan). Surely he is to you an open enemy. (142)