The Holy Quran 3:93 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

۞ كُلُّ ٱلطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ إِلَّا مَا حَرَّمَ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تُنَزَّلَ ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةُ ۗ قُلْ فَأْتُوا۟ بِٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ فَٱتْلُوهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Translation

(Because the Jews regarded camel meat to be unlawful for themselves, they criticised the Muslims for eating camel meat, saying that the Muslims also ought to refrain from eating camel meat because this was forbidden in the Deen of Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام, whom the Muslims claimed to follow. Allaah refutes this criticism by saying,) All food was lawful for the Bani Israa'eel except that which Israa'eel (Ya'qoob عليه الصلاة والسلام) forbade for himself (such as camel meat, which he did because of a vow he had taken) before the Torah was revealed (this prohibition therefore could not have applied to Ibraheem because he lived long before Ya'qoob عليه الصلاة والسلام). Say, "Bring the Torah and read it to us if you are truthful (in your claim that camel meat was forbidden for Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام).”(The Jews could not prove this from their Torah. and did not take up the challenge.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

كل الأطعمة الطيِّبة كانت حلالا لأبناء يعقوب عليه السلام إلا ما حرَّم يعقوب على نفسه لمرض نزل به، وذلك مِن قبل أن تُنَزَّل التوراة. فلما نُزِّلت التوراة حرَّم الله على بني إسرائيل بعض الأطعمة التي كانت حلالا لهم; وذلك لظلمهم وبغيهم.

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