وَلَا
تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ
أَوۡلَٰدَكُمۡ
خَشۡيَةَ
إِمۡلَٰقٖۖ
نَّحۡنُ
نَرۡزُقُهُمۡ
وَإِيَّاكُمۡۚ
إِنَّ
قَتۡلَهُمۡ
كَانَ
خِطۡـٔٗا
كَبِيرٗا
٣١
Slay not your children, fearing a fall to poverty, We shall provide for them and for you. Lo! the slaying of them is great sin.
— M. Pickthall
And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.
— Saheeh International
Kill not your children for fear of want: We shall provide sustenance for them as well as for you. Verily the killing of them is a great sin.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Prohibition of killing Children
This Ayah indicates that Allah is more compassionate towards His servants than a father to his child, because He forbids killing children just as He enjoins parents to take care of their children in matters of inheritance. The people of Jahiliyyah would not allow their
…Prohibition of killing Children
This Ayah indicates that Allah is more compassionate towards His servants than a father to his child, because He forbid
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