وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَـٰقٍ ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْـًٔا كَبِيرًا
- EnglishSaheeh International
- 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.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நீங்கள் வறுமைக்குப் பயந்து உங்களுடைய குழந்தைகளைக் கொலை செய்யாதீர்கள்; அவர்களுக்கும் உங்களுக்கும் நாமே உணவை (வாழ்க்கை வசதிகளையும்) அளிக்கின்றோம் - அவர்களைக் கொல்லுதல் நிச்சயமாகப் பெரும் பிழையாகும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද දිළිඳුකමට බිය වී නුඹලාගේ දරුවන් නුඹලා මරා නො දමනු. ඔවුන්ට ද නුඹලාට ද පෝෂණය ලබා දෙනුයේ අප ය. නියත වශයෙන් ම ඔවුන්ව මරා දැමීම මහත් පවක් විය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور مفلسی کے خوف سے اپنی اوﻻد کو نہ مار ڈالو، ان کو اور تم کو ہم ہی روزی دیتے ہیں۔ یقیناً ان کا قتل کرنا کبیره گناه ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 貧困を恐れてあなたがたの子女を殺してはならない。われはかれらとあなたがたのために給養する。かれらを殺すのは，本当に大罪である。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你们不要因为怕贫穷而杀害自己的儿女，我供给他们和你们。杀害他们确是大罪。
Tafsir of 17:31
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 daughters to inherit from them, and some would even kill their daughters lest they make them more poor. Allah forbade that and said: وَلاَ تَقْتُلُواْ أَوْلادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَقٍ (And kill not your children for fear of poverty.) meaning, lest they may make you poor in the future. This is why Allah mentions the children's provision first: نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ (We shall provide for them as well as for you.) In Surat Al-An`am, Allah says: وَلاَ تَقْتُلُواْ أَوْلَدَكُمْ مِّنْ إمْلَقٍ (kill not your children because of poverty.) 6:151 نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُم (We provide sustenance for you and for them) 6:151 and, إنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا (Surely, the killing of them is a great sin.) means, a major sin.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
