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يُوسُفُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَٰذَا ۚ وَٱسْتَغْفِرِى لِذَنۢبِكِ ۖ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلْخَاطِـِٔينَ
Yūssufu 'aʻ'riḍ' ʻan' hādhā . wa-s'tagh'firī lidhan[m]biki . 'innaki kunti mina l-khāṭi'īna
"O Joseph, pass this over! (O wife), ask forgiveness for thy sin, for truly thou hast been at fault!"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The husband told Yusuf to let the matter go and told his wife to ask forgiveness for her wrong.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "When should we not talk about someone's mistake?"
Begin Yusuf Othman's Yusuf on HAFIZ DIGITAL and listen for a few minutes.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What was Yusuf told to do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is it good not to spread people's mistakes?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 29. The master asked Yusuf to keep the matter quiet, and told his wife to seek forgiveness. Islam teaches us not to spread people's mistakes and to give everyone a chance to repent.
Fact: An-Nur 24:19 warns against spreading wrong about people. Read it with a grown-up.
Ages 5–8: Keep it kind. Talk about why we don't tell others about someone's mistake.
Ages 9–12: Covering faults. Write why covering someone's mistake can help them change.
Finish with: "An-Nur 24:19 warns against ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will not repeat someone's mistake to others."
Action: Not repeat someone's mistake to others.
