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قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ أَن نَّأْخُذَ إِلَّا مَن وَجَدْنَا مَتَٰعَنَا عِندَهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًۭا لَّظَٰلِمُونَ
Qāla maʻādha -llahi 'an nna''khudha 'illā man wajad'nā matāʻanā ʻindahu 'innā 'idhan llaẓālimūna
He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Yusuf said Allah forbid that they take anyone except the one with whom their property was found, or they would be doing wrong.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it fair to punish someone for another person's mistake?"
A short clip on Muslim Ummah recites ayah 79 of Yusuf. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whom did Yusuf say he would keep?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why wouldn't Yusuf take someone else?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 79. Yusuf would not punish an innocent person in another's place. Being fair matters, even when people offer. Each person is responsible for their own actions.
Fact: Al-An'am 6:164 says no soul carries another's burden. Read it.
Ages 5–8: Fair play. Talk about why we don't blame one child for another's mistake.
Ages 9–12: Responsibility. Write what 'no soul carries another's burden' means.
Finish with: "Al-An'am 6:164 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will take responsibility for my own actions."
Action: Take responsibility for your own actions.
