Sura 17 Al-Isra (The Night Journey), ayah 31
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وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا
Translation by words
- وَلَا
- And (do) not
- تَقْتُلُوٓا۟
- kill
- أَوْلَٰدَكُمْ
- your children
- خَشْيَةَ
- (for) fear
- إِمْلَٰقٍ
- (of) poverty.
- نَّحْنُ
- We
- نَرْزُقُهُمْ
- (We) provide for them
- وَإِيَّاكُمْ
- and for you.
- إِنَّ
- Indeed,
- قَتْلَهُمْ
- their killing
- كَانَ
- is
- خِطْـًٔا
- a sin
- كَبِيرًا
- great.
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.
17:31
Translation: Saheeh International