Tafsir of Al-An'am 6:117

"Indeed, your Lord is He..."

[And it was read: "He leads astray" (yudillu) with a damma on the ya', meaning: Allah leads him astray.]

{So eat} This is a consequence of rejecting the following of those who lead others astray—those who declare the forbidden lawful and the lawful forbidden. This is because they used to say to the Muslims: "You claim to worship Allah, yet you say that what Allah has killed is more worthy for you to eat than what you yourselves have killed." Thus, it was said to the Muslims: If you are truly established in faith, then eat {of that upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned} exclusively, rather than that upon which the name of another—such as their idols—has been mentioned, or that which has died of natural causes. That upon which the name of Allah has been mentioned is that which has been slaughtered with the Basmala.

{And why should you not eat} What objective could you possibly have in not eating?

{While He has explained to you} He has clarified for you what He has forbidden you from what He has not forbidden, which is His saying: "Forbidden to you is carrion..." (Al-Ma'idah: 3). It was also read: "He has explained to you what He has forbidden for you," attributing the action to the Doer, who is Allah, the Almighty and Exalted.

{Except that to which you are compelled} From what He has forbidden you, for it is lawful for you in a state of necessity.

{And indeed, many lead others astray} It was read with both a fatha and a damma on the ya', meaning: they lead others astray by declaring things forbidden and lawful {by their own desires} and whims, without any basis in the Divine Law.

{And leave the apparent of sin and its hidden aspect. Indeed, those who earn sin will be recompensed for what they used to commit.}