Surah Al-Isra 17:31

The Night Journey · Verse 31 of 111 · Juz 15 · Page 285

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

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.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

And do not slay your children by burying them alive fearing penury poverty. We shall provide for them and for you. Slaying them is truly a great sin.

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 17:31, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.