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[That is] that (dhālika, the predicate of an implied subject, in other words: 'the matter' or 'the affair' is 'that which has been mentioned'). And whoever venerates the sacraments of Allahu ta’ālā, namely, those things whose violation is forbidden, that, veneration of them, shall be better for him with his Rabb, in the Hereafter. And cattle are lawful for you, to consume, after [their] slaughter, except for that which has been recited to you, as being unlawful, in [the verse]: Forbidden to you is carrion … [Q. 5:3]. The exceptive clause [above] is a discontinuous one; but it could also be [taken as] continuous, so that the prohibition is of that which has died and so on. So avoid the abomination of idols (mina'l-awthān: min here is explicative [as opposed to partitive], in other words, '[avoid abomination], namely, idols'), and avoid false speech, that is to say, ascribing partners to Allahu ta’ālā in your [uttering of the] talbiya, or [avoid] bearing false witness;