There is no sin on those who believe and do righteous deeds with regard to what they have eaten (of the unlawful things before the Command of Prohibitions came), whereas (in all other matters) they were Godwary and put firm faith (in other Commandments of Allah), and practised pious deeds consistently. Later, (also after the Revelation of the Prohibitions,) they desisted from (all the unlawful things) and believed (true-heartedly in their unlawfulness), became men of piety and God-wariness and (finally) rose to the station of men of Spiritual Excellence (i.e. Allah’s beloved, favourite, intimate and righteous servants). And Allah loves those who live with spiritual excellence.