Opening the ayah…
قَالُوا۟ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا لَنَا فِى بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّۢ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ
Qālū laqad' ʻalim'ta mā lanā fī banātika min' ḥaqqin wa'innaka lataʻ'lamu mā nurīdu
They said: "Well dost thou know we have no need of thy daughters: indeed thou knowest quite well what we want!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They answered that he knew they had no interest in what he suggested and that he knew what they wanted.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens when people refuse to listen to good advice?"
Put on Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary's Hud from Full Quran and follow along for a little while.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Did Lut's people accept his advice?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did they refuse?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Hud is surah 11. Find ayah 79. Lut's people refused his good advice and insisted on their shameful ways. When people refuse every good choice, they lose their way.
Fact: Al-A'raf 7:82 shows their answer to Lut. Read it with a grown-up.
Ages 5–8: Listen to good. Talk about why we should listen to good advice.
Ages 9–12: Refusing good. Write why refusing good advice is dangerous.
Finish with: "Al-A'raf 7:82 says they wanted to ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will follow one piece of good advice."
Action: Follow one piece of good advice.
