Surah 90 · verse 13
Al-Balad 90:13
Sign in to listenفَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
fakku raqabah
It is the freeing of a slave
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 10Verse 13 Verse 14
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
And have shown him the two ways?
Verse 11فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
Verse 12وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
It is the freeing of a slave
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Verse 15يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
An orphan of near relationship
Verse 16أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Or a needy person in misery
