Al-An'am 6:140 قد خسر الذين قتلوا اولادهم سفها بغير علم وحرموا ما رزقهم الله افتراء على الله قد ضلوا وما كانوا مهتدين ١٤٠

6:140

قَدۡ

خَسِرَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

قَتَلُوٓاْ

أَوۡلَٰدَهُمۡ

سَفَهَۢا

بِغَيۡرِ

عِلۡمٖ

وَحَرَّمُواْ

مَا

رَزَقَهُمُ

ٱللَّهُ

ٱفۡتِرَآءً

عَلَى

ٱللَّهِۚ

قَدۡ

ضَلُّواْ

وَمَا

كَانُواْ

مُهۡتَدِينَ

١٤٠

Lost indeed are those who kill their own children out of folly, with no basis in knowledge, forbidding what God has provided for them, fabricating lies against Him: they have gone far astray and have heeded no guidance.

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Allah says that those who committed these evil acts have earned the loss of this life and the Hereafter.

As for this life, they lost when they killed their children and made it difficult for themselves by prohibiting some types of their wealth, as an act of innovation that they invented on their own.…

Allah says that those who committed these evil acts have earned the loss of this life and the Hereafter.

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Chapter 6, Page 146, Juz 8

136. They apportion to God a share of the produce and the livestock He created, saying, ‘This is for God’- so they claim!- ‘ and this is for our idols.’ Their idols’ share does not reach God, but God’s share does reach their idols: how badly they judge! 137. In the same way, their idols have induced many of the pagans to kill their own children, bringing them ruin and confusion in their faith: if God had willed otherwise they would not have done this, so [Prophet] leave them to their own devices. 138. They also say, ‘These cattle and crops are reserved, and only those we allow may eat them’- so they claim! There are some animals they exempt from labour and some over which they do not pronounce God’s name [during slaughter], falsely attributing these [regulations] to Him: He will repay them for the falsehoods they invent. 139. They also say, ‘The contents of these animals’ wombs will be reserved solely for our men and forbidden to our women, though if the offspring is stillborn they may have a share of it.’ He will punish them for what they attribute to Him: He is all wise, all aware. 140. Lost indeed are those who kill their own children out of folly, with no basis in knowledge, forbidding what God has provided for them, fabricating lies against Him: they have gone far astray and have heeded no guidance.

- M.A.S. Abdel Haleem