Quran 90:13

Surah Al-Balad, Verse 13

Verse 13 of 20 in Surah Al-Balad (البلد), chapter 90 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

EnglishSaheeh International: It is the freeing of a slave
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (அது) ஓர் அடிமையை விடுவித்தல்-
SinhalaRuwwad Center: (එය) වහලෙකු නිදහස් කිරීම;
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: کسی گردن (غلام ،لونڈی) کو آزاد کرنا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: （それは）奴隷を解放し，
ChineseMa Jian: 是释放奴隶，

Tafsir of 90:13

The Encouragement to traverse upon the Path of Goodness Ibn Zayd said, فَلاَ اقتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ (But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep.) "This means, will he not traverse upon the path which contains salvation and good Then He explains this path by his saying, وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ - فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ (And what will make you know the path that is steep Freeing a neck, or giving food.)" Imam Ahmad recorded from Sa`id bin Marjanah that he heard Abu Hurayrah saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «مَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً مُؤمِنَةً أَعْتَقَ اللهُ بِكُلِّ إِرْبٍ أَيْ عُضْوٍ مِنْهَا إِرْبًا مِنْهُ مِنَ النَّارِ حَتْى إِنَّهُ لَيُعْتِقُ بِالْيَدِ الْيَدَ، وَبِالرِّجْلِ الرِّجْلَ، وَبِالْفَرْجِ الْفَرْج» (Whoever frees a believing slave, Allah will free for every limb (of the slave) one of his limbs from the Fire.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)