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يَٰقَوْمِ لَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِىٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Yāqaw'mi lā 'as''alukum' ʻalay'hi 'aj'ran . 'in' 'aj'riya 'illā ʻalā-lladhī faṭaranī . 'afalā taʻ'qilūna
"O my people! I ask of you no reward for this (Message). My reward is from none but Him who created me: Will ye not then understand?
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Hud told them he asked for no reward; his reward was from the One who created him, and asked if they would not use their minds.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do people sometimes help without wanting anything back?"
Play the short clip from Ihsan Kader of Wadie Al-Yamani reciting ayat 50–60 of Hud.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who gives Hud his reward?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why didn't prophets ask for payment?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Hud is surah 11. Find ayah 51. Like Nuh, Hud asked for nothing. His reward was from Allah, his Creator. This showed he was sincere, not after money.
Fact: Find the same words from Nuh in 11:29.
Ages 5–8: Free help. Do a job at home without asking for anything.
Ages 9–12: Sincere. Write how asking nothing shows sincerity.
Finish with: "11:29 has Nuh also say ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will help without asking for a reward."
Action: Help without asking for a reward.
