Surah Al-An'am 6:139

(And they say: "What is in the bellies of such and such cattle is for our males alone...") refers to milk. `Awfi said that Ibn `Abbas said about this Ayah,

(And they say: "What is in the bellies of such and such cattle is for our males alone...") "It is about milk, which they prohibited for their females and allowed only their males to drink. When a sheep would give birth to a male sheep, they would slaughter it and feed it to their males, but not to their females. If the newly born lamb was a female, they would not slaughter it, but if it was stillborn, they would share in it (with their females)! Allah forbade this practice." Similar was said by As-Suddi. Ash-Sha`bi said, "The Bahirah's milk was only given to the men. But if any cattle from the Bahirah died, both men and women would share in eating it." Similar was said by `Ikrimah, Qatadah and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam. Mujahid commented;

(And they say: "What is in the bellies of such and such cattle is for our males alone, and forbidden to our females...") "It refers to the Sa'ibah and the Bahirah." Abu Al-`Aliyah, Mujahid and Qatadah said that Allah's statement,

(He will punish them for their attribution. ) means, uttering such falsehood. This is explained by Allah's statement,

(And say not concerning that which your tongues falsely utter: "This is lawful and this is forbidden." so as to invent lies against Allah. Verily, those who invent lies against Allah will never prosper.) 16:116 Allah said,

(Verily, He is All-Wise.) in His actions, statements, Law and decree,

(All-Knower), in the actions of His servants, whether good or evil, and He will recompense them for these deeds completely.

Pada ayat ini Allah menyebutkan pula kesewenang-wenangan kaum musyrik dalam mengharamkan dan menghalalkan sesuatu menurut kemauan dan keinginan hawa nafsu mereka, yaitu tentang; hewan bahirah dan sa'ibah. Mereka membolehkan laki-laki minum air susunya tetapi mengharamkan bagi perempuan. Apabila binatang itu melahirkan anak jantan maka anaknya itu boleh dimakan oleh laki-laki dan haram bagi perempuan. Bila anak itu lahir mati, barulah anak itu dihalalkan untuk laki-laki dan perempuan. Jikalau binatang itu melahirkan anak betina, maka anak ini dibiarkan hidup sampai beranak. Mereka berbuat demikian dengan sekehendak hati mereka dengan mengada-adakan kebohongan terhadap Allah, maka Allah mengancam mereka dengan balasan yang setimpal dan bahwa Allah Maha Mengetahui segala perbuatan hamba-Nya dan Mahabijaksana.