Surah Al-Isra 17:31 — translation and meaning
الإسراء · Verse 31 / 111 · Page 285
ۖ ۚ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا
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Transliteration
Wa laa taqtulooo awlaadakum khashyata imlaaq; nahnu narzuquhum wa iyyaakum; inna qatlahum kaana khitan kabeeraa
Translation
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.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Do not kill your children for fear of poverty in the future if you spend on them. I take charge of providing for them, and for you too. Killing them is a major sin, as they have done nothing wrong and there is no reason requiring them to be killed.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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