And when the permission is only regarding some of the provision; in the mentioned situation; it is necessary to know it; and the permissible things are more than the prohibited ones; he limited the few; so that much may be known from it; for every two opposites that are known in general; one of them is specified; from its specification, the other is known; so He said (the Exalted): ﴿Indeed, He has forbidden﴾; meaning: Allah; who has no command for anyone with Him; ﴿the dead animal﴾; which has been clarified on the tongue of the Messenger - blessings and peace be upon him - that it is a dead animal; even if it has been slaughtered; ﴿and blood and the flesh of the pig﴾; He specified it by mentioning it after it has entered into the dead animal; due to the Christians taking its consumption as a religion; ﴿and what has been dedicated﴾; meaning: by any dedication; from any dedicant; and when the purpose of the Surah is to clarify perfection; it is more appropriate to present the other to denounce the state of the one being addressed; so He said (the Exalted): ﴿for other than Allah﴾; meaning: the Greatest King; who has no king besides Him; ﴿with it﴾.

And when a person may be compelled to eat whatever can be eaten; He clarified to them that He is gentle with them; so He permitted them to satisfy their hunger from the prohibited; so He said (the Exalted): ﴿So whoever is compelled﴾; meaning: however the compulsion occurs for him; ﴿not intending to transgress﴾; against another compelled person; ﴿nor being aggressive﴾; to satisfy his hunger.

And when the permission to eat from these things in the time of necessity (p-269) is merely a concession; and the desire is a call to what is beyond what is permitted; He said (the Exalted): ﴿So indeed, Allah﴾; meaning: the One characterized by the attributes of perfection; due to His consumption of it as He has limited it; ﴿is Forgiving and Merciful﴾; so whoever exceeds what He has permitted for him is deserving of punishment.