Surah Al-Balad — Verse 13

The City · 90:13 · 13/20

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

Fakku raqaba

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

It is the freeing of a slave

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

It is to free a slave,

Marmaduke Pickthall

(It is) to free a slave,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(It is:) freeing the bondman;

Mufti Taqi Usmani

(It is) freeing of the neck of a slave,

Al-Hilali & Khan

(It is) freeing a neck (slave)

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

It is freeing someone's neck from slavery;

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

[It is] the freeing of one's neck [from the burden of sin],

Hilali and Khan · source edition

13. (It is) freeing a neck (slave)[2]

Notes

[2] (V.90:13) Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allâh will save all the parts of his body from the (Hell) Fire, as he has freed the body-parts of the slave." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.3, Hadith No.693).