Tafsir of Surah Al-Kahf 18:80
﴿وَأَمَّا الْغُلَامُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَا أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَانًا وَكُفْرًا﴾
Translation of the meaning
And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.
English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.comThe words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim
كيف وهو إنما قتله دفعا لصوله على أبويه في الدين؟«أحكام أهل الذمة» 2/1044