Absence Of Tasmiya And Imam Shafi's View
The ‘Halal Laws’ according to the Quran are as followed, “He (God) has forbidden to you only what died itself (having not been slaughtered before it died), as well as drained blood, swine flesh, and that over which any name other than God’s has been invoked. Whoever falls into a state of necessity (and eats) without coveting anybody’s right or exceeding the limits of necessity, there is no sin upon them. Surely God is forgiving and beneficent.” (Al-Baqarah 2:173) Further detail is given in the following verse: “Forbidden to you is carrion, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that over which any name other than God’s has been invoked, and the animal that has been strangled, or beaten to death, or killed by a fall, or gored to death, or savaged by a beast of prey, save that which you may have slaughtered while it was still alive; and [forbidden to you is] all that has been slaughtered on idolatrous altars.” (Al-Maida 5:3) “Say, ‘I do not find in the revelations given to me any food that is prohibited for any eater except: carrion, running blood, the meat of pigs, for it is contaminated, and the meat of animals blasphemously dedicated to other than God.’ If one is forced (to eat these), without being deliberate or malicious, then your Lord is Forgiver, Most Merciful.” (6:145) The aforementioned verse is also found in 16:115 of the Quran Keep in mind, the Quran says that God is displeased with those who prohibit anything that was not specifically prohibited in the Quran, which is mentioned right after the verse above. “You shall not utter lies with your own tongues stating: “This is lawful, and this is unlawful,” to fabricate lies and attribute them to God. Surely, those who fabricate lies and attribute them to God will never succeed” (16:116). These practices are the things that make food Halal or haram, saying Bismillah is simply a Sunnah. Inshallah this helps you.