# Quran 5:4 — Surah Al-Mai'dah (The Spread Table), Verse 4

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَآ أُحِلَّ لَهُمۡۖ قُلۡ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتُ وَمَا عَلَّمۡتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡجَوَارِحِ مُكَلِّبِينَ تُعَلِّمُونَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱللَّهُۖ فَكُلُواْ مِمَّآ أَمۡسَكۡنَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱسۡمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهِۖ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ مَاذَاۤ اُحِلَّ لَهُمْ قُلْ اُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّیِّبٰتُ وَمَا عَلَّمْتُمْ مِّنَ الْجَوَارِحِ مُكَلِّبِیْنَ تُعَلِّمُوْنَهُنَّ مِمَّا عَلَّمَكُمُ اللّٰهُ فَكُلُوْا مِمَّاۤ اَمْسَكْنَ عَلَیْكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْهِ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِیْعُ الْحِسَابِ ۟

## Transliteration
Yas'aloonaka maazaaa uhilla lahum; qul uhilla lakumuttaiyibaatu wa maa'allamtum minal jawaarihi mukallibeena tu'allimoonahunnamimmaa 'allamakumul laahu fakuloo mimmaaa amsakna 'alaikum wazkurus mal laahi 'alaih; wattaqul laah; innal laaha saree'ul hisaab

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> They ask thee what is lawful to them (as food). Say: lawful unto you are (all) things good and pure: and what ye have taught your trained hunting animals (to catch) in the manner directed to you by Allah: eat what they catch for you, but pronounce the name of Allah over it: and fear Allah; for Allah is swift in taking account.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Mai'dah 5:4 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Lawful Food](https://deen.global/quran/topics/food/lawful-food.md)

**Context:** Surah Al-Mai'dah is a medinan surah with 120 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-mai-dah.md
Previous verse: https://deen.global/quran/5/3.md
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