earth, He created for it a creation different from the first creation. Do you not see these metamorphosed creatures (al-masukhiyyah) and their various kinds? Do you see in them anything but a sense of estrangement (wahshah)? This is because He has changed their original form; for that reason, eating and slaughtering them is forbidden. This is because they were punished in that era, and they were slaughtered and eaten. Indeed, there are certain types of food made lawful for you which were created from their [the sinners'] acts of disobedience. As for that which was not created from their disobedience, its consumption is forbidden to them. Another sign is that nothing from the metamorphosed creatures whose eating and slaughtering is unlawful is used to draw near to Allah the Almighty; whereas one draws near [to Him] through all else that is lawful to slaughter and eat, because it emerged from you and from your acts of disobedience, thus becoming lawful for you to eat, slaughter, ride, and use to draw near to Allah the Almighty." Then Abu ‘Abd Allah recited:

“{And no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another.}” (Al-An'am 164).

I said: "So, is the prohibition regarding those upon whom the affliction (al-bala’) passed before us?"

He said: "Yes. Do you not see the wild beasts, the lizards (al-dabb), and the whales among the creatures of the sea and the land—those whose