Tafsir for verse: 6:140
قَدۡ خَسِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ قَتَلُوٓاْ أَوۡلَٰدَهُمۡ سَفَهَۢا بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمٖ وَحَرَّمُواْ مَا رَزَقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱفۡتِرَآءً عَلَى ٱللَّهِۚ قَدۡ ضَلُّواْ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُهۡتَدِينَ ١٤٠ ﴿140﴾
140Losers are those who kill their children foolishly, without knowledge, and hold as prohibited what Allah has provided them, falsely ascribing it to Allah. They have gone astray, and they are not on the right path.
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Commentary
It was revealed concerning Rabi'ah and Mudar and the tribes that used to bury their daughters alive out of fear of captivity and poverty, foolishly and without knowledge, due to their light understanding and ignorance that Allah is the Provider of their children, not they themselves. And it was recited as 'killed' with emphasis, meaning what Allah has not provided for them of the bahirah and sa'ibah and others.
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