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17:31
ولا تقتلوا اولادكم خشية املاق نحن نرزقهم واياكم ان قتلهم كان خطيا كبيرا ٣١
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَـٰدَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَـٰقٍۢ ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْـًۭٔا كَبِيرًۭا ٣١
وَلَا
تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ
أَوۡلَٰدَكُمۡ
خَشۡيَةَ
إِمۡلَٰقٖۖ
نَّحۡنُ
نَرۡزُقُهُمۡ
وَإِيَّاكُمۡۚ
إِنَّ
قَتۡلَهُمۡ
كَانَ
خِطۡـٔٗا
كَبِيرٗا
٣١
Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a heinous sin.
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It was the Lord who created all living creatures and it was He who made provision for their sustenance. In view of this, man’s action in killing anyone on the pretext of a lack of the means to survive amounts to committing a totally unjustifiable act. When God Himself undertakes the sustenance of all His creatures, nobody has the right to kill anybody for fear that another’s continuing to exist will reduce his own chances of survival. ‘It is We who provide (sustenance) for them, and for you.’ Through these words the thinking of man is directed towards construction rather than destruction. It is worth considering that if human beings at present can earn their livelihood, it is by their utilizing the productive resources provided by God. This will hold good for future generations also.

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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