Prohibition of killing Children This Ayah indicates that Allah is more compassionate towards His servants than a father to his child, because He forbids killing children just as He enjoins parents to take care of their children in matters of inheritance.The people of Jahiliyyah would not allow their daughters to inherit from them, and some would even kill their daughters lest they make them more poor. Allah forbade that and said:وَلَا تَقْتُلُواْ أَوْلادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلقٍAnd kill not your children for fear of poverty.meaning, lest they may make you poor in the future.This is why Allah mentions the children's provision first:نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمWe shall provide for them as well as for you.In Surah Al-An`am, Allah says:وَلَا تَقْتُلُواْ أَوْلَـدَكُمْ مِّنْ إمْلَـقٍkill not your children because of poverty. (6:151)نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمWe provide sustenance for you and for them. (6:151)and,إنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْءًا كَبِيرًاSurely, the killing of them is a great sin.means, a major sin.In Two Sahihs it is recorded that Abdullah bin Mas`ud said:"I said, `O Messenger of Allah, which sin is the worst?'He said,أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلّهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ To appoint rivals of Allah when He has created you.I asked, `Then what?'He said,قَالَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَطْعَمَ مَعَكَTo kill your child lest he should eat with you.I asked, `Then what?'He said,قَالَ أَنْ تُزَانِيَ بِحَلِيلَةِ جَارِكTo commit adultery with your neighbor's wife.