The Holy Quran 17:31 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَـٰقٍ ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْـًٔا كَبِيرًا

Translation

Do not kill your children out of fear of poverty (by aborting unborn children fearing that you will be unable to support them). We shall (alone) provide for them and for you (you therefore need not fear for their provisions). Killing them is indeed a grave sin.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Some disbelievers used to kill their children, [thinking]: where will we get the means to support them? A verse with the same content has already passed in Surah Al-An'am; the details should be looked up there.

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