Transliteration:( Qul halumma shuhadaaa'akumul lazeena yash hadoona annal laaha harrama haazaa fa in shahidoo falaa tashhad ma'ahum; wa laa tattabi' ahwaaa'al lazeena kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa wallazeena laa yu'minoona bil Aakhirati wa hum bi Rabbihim ya'diloon )
346. From this one learns that if a thing is not made unlawful. then it is lawful. Here witness refers to the verses of Allah's Book, or the sayings of His Prophets: not their own babblings. as is expressed in the following verse.
347. From this one learns that to verify a liar, to take his part, to approve his work. to express joy at what he has done, to nod your head in approval to what he says, are all forbidden as this is equal to testifying on his behalf. Lending assistance to the sinful is in itself an act of sin.Â
348. From this, we learn that it is forbidden to elect infidels to positions of leadership and to follow and obey them, but out of necessity.Likewise, it is forbidden to act upon their evil laws. To accept laws that are contrary to Islam without any legal excuse is infidelity. The Law of Islam regarding a thief is to cut off his hands, and the law of the infidels is to imprison the thief. If any Muslim regards imprisonment as superior to the cutting of the hands is an infidel.Â
349. From this, we learn that the desires of the infidels are sensual and therefore forbidden to follow them. The desires of the Prophets are Divine and as such following them at times is" commendable and at times incumbent and thus cannot be called desires. Says Allah Almighty "And he speaks not of his own desire. That is not but a revelation revealed to him." (S53:V34)
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The tafsir of Surah Al-Anam verse 150 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anam ayat 148 which provides the complete commentary from verse 148 through 150.
(6:150) Say to them: ‘Call your witnesses to testify that Allah forbade such-and-such.’ Then if they do testify, neither testify with them[126] nor follow the desires of those who have given the lie to Our signs and who do not believe in the Hereafter and set up equals with their Lord.
126. A person who is conscious that he should testify only to that which he knows, can never testify that the taboos regarding food and other customs prevalent in their society had been enjoined by God. But if some people are brazen enough to feel no compunction in bearing false witness, then at least the believers should not become their partners in lying. The real purpose in asking them to testify honestly whether their customs and practices had in fact been sanctioned by God, is to stimulate those with some sense of honesty to reflect on the character of their customs and practices. Perhaps when they realize that there is no evidence of those prohibitions having been prescribed by God, some of them may decide to get rid of them.
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