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فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِيصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٍۢ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن كَيْدِكُنَّ ۖ إِنَّ كَيْدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٌۭ
Falammā ra'ā qamīṣahu qudda min duburin qāla 'innahu min kay'dikunna . 'inna kay'dakunna ʻaẓīmun
So when he saw his shirt,- that it was torn at the back,- (her husband) said: "Behold! It is a snare of you women! truly, mighty is your snare!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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When her husband saw the shirt torn from the back, he realised she had tried to trick him and that her scheme was great.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you feel when the truth finally comes out?"
a reciter recites Yusuf on NgajiBareng04. A few minutes is plenty.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the husband realise?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do tricks fail in the end?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 28. The master looked at the shirt and saw the truth. The trick had failed. Yusuf's innocence was shown by the evidence.
Fact: Al-Isra 17:81 says truth has come and falsehood vanished. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Truth light. Shine a torch in a dark room: the truth is like light.
Ages 9–12: Tricks fail. Write why tricks never truly win.
Finish with: "Al-Isra 17:81 says falsehood ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will avoid tricking anyone, even in jokes."
Action: Avoid tricking anyone, even in jokes.
