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17:31

Al-Isra 31

Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء), verse 31 — reference 17:31. Arabic text with optional translation and free audio on Al-Qalam.

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

walā taqtulū awlādakum khashyata im'lāqin naḥnu narzuquhum wa-iyyākum inna qatlahum kāna khiṭ'an kabīran

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.