Do Not Prohibit Lawful Things (5:87 – 5:88)
Quran Talk Blog · Article · November 23, 2015
Do Not Prohibit Lawful Things
5:87 O you who believe, do not prohibit good things that are made lawful by GOD, and do not aggress; GOD dislikes the aggressors.
5:88 And eat from the good and lawful things that GOD has provided for you. You shall reverence GOD, in whom you are believers.
Preference is not the same as prohibition.
Going above the laws that God established does not make one more righteous. So by prohibiting more than God did you cannot be more godly than God.
5:101 O you who believe, do not ask about matters which, if revealed to you prematurely, would hurt you. If you ask about them in light of the Quran, they will become obvious to you. GOD has deliberately overlooked them. GOD is Forgiver, Clement.
Human-made Dietary Prohibitions
10:59 Say, “Did you note how GOD sends down to you all kinds of provisions, then you render some of them unlawful, and some lawful?” Say, “Did GOD give you permission to do this? Or, do you fabricate lies and attribute them to GOD?”