The Qur'an & Hadith about Haram & Halal in Food

Qur'anic Verses
“O ye who believe! Eat of the good
things wherewith We have provided
you, and render thanks to Allah if
it is (indeed) He whom ye
worship” (Qur'an 2:172).
“He hath forbidden you only
carrion, and blood, and swine flesh,
and that which hath been
immolated to (the name of) any
other than Allah. But he who is
driven by necessity, neither craving
nor transgressing, it is no sin for
him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful” (Qur'an 2:173).
“O ye who believe! Fulfil your
undertakings. The beast of cattle is
made lawful unto you (for food)
except that which is announced
unto you (herein), game being
unlawful when ye are on
pilgrimage. Lo! Allah ordaineth
that which pleaseth Him” (Qur'an
5:1)
“Forbidden unto you (for food) are
carrion and blood and swine-flesh,
and that which hath been
dedicated unto any other than
Allah, and the strangled, and the
dead through beating, and the
dead through falling from a height,
and that which hath been killed by
(the goring of) horns, and the
devoured of wild beasts, saving
that which ye make lawful (by the
death-stroke), and that which hath
been immolated unto idols.
And (forbidden is it) that ye swear
by the divining arrows. This is an
abomination. This day are those
who disbelieve in despair of (ever
harming) your religion; so fear
them not, fear Me! This day have I
perfected your religion for you and
completed My favour unto you and
have chosen for you as religion Al-
Islam. Whoso is forced by hunger,
not by will, to sin: (for him) lo!
Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful” (Qur'an 5:3)
“They ask thee (O Muhammad)
what is made lawful for them. Say:
(all) good things are made lawful
for you. And those beasts and
birds of prey which ye have trained
as hounds are trained, ye teach
them that which Allah taught you;
so eat of that which they catch for
you and mention Allah’s name
upon it, and observe your duty to
Allah. Lo! Allah is swift to take
account” (Qur'an 5:4)
“This day are (all) good things
made lawful for you. The food of
those who have received the
Scripture is lawful for you, and
your food is lawful for them. And
so are the virtuous women of the
believers and the virtuous women
of those who received the Scripture
before you (lawful for you) when ye
give them their marriage portions
and liven with them in honour, not
in fornication, nor taking them as
secret concubines. Whoso denieth
the faith, his work is vain and he
will be among the losers in the
Hereafter” (Qur'an 5:5).
“And eat not of that whereon
Allah’s name hath not been
mentioned, for lo! it is
abomination. Lo! the devils do
inspire their minions to dispute
with you. But if ye obey them, ye
will be in truth idolaters” (Qur'an
6:121).
From The Hadith
On the authority of Abu Huraira
(may Allah be pleased with him),
who said: The Messenger of Allah
said: “Allah the Almighty is good
and accepts only that which is
good. Allah has commanded the
Faithful to do that which He
commanded the Messengers, and
the Almighty has said: “O ye
Messengers! Eat of the good
things, and do right..” (Quran
23:51). And Allah the Almighty has
said: “O ye who believe! Eat of the
good things wherewith We have
provided you..” (2:172). Then he
mentioned [the case of] a man
who, having journeyed far, is
dishevelled and dusty and who
spreads out his hands to the sky
[saying]: O Lord! O Lord!-while his
food is unlawful, his drink is
unlawful, his clothing unlawful,
and he is nourished unlawfully, so
how can he be
answered!” (Muslim).
On the authority of Abu Ya’la
Shahddad ibn Aus, the Messenger
of Allah said: “Verily Allah has
prescribed proficiency in all things.
Thus, if you kill, kill well; and if
you slaughter, slaughter well. Let
each one of you sharpen his blade
and let him spare suffering to the
animal he slaughters” (Muslim).
In an incident narrated by Rafi’ bin
Khadij, the Prophet told Muslims
who wanted to slaughter some
animals using reeds, “Use whatever
causes blood to flow, and eat the
animals if the Name of Allah has
been mentioned on slaughtering
them...” (Bukhari).
Narrated Abu Thalaba: Allah’s
Messenger forbade the eating of
the meat of beasts having fangs
(Bukhari).
Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet
(saws) cursed the one who did
Muthla to an animal (i.e. cut its
limbs or some other part of its
body while it is still alive
(Bukhari).