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قَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَبَانَا ٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا خَٰطِـِٔينَ
Qālū yā'abānā (i)s'tagh'fir' lanā dhunūbanā 'innā kunnā khāṭi'īna
They said: "O our father! ask for us forgiveness for our sins, for we were truly at fault."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The sons asked their father to pray for Allah to forgive their sins, admitting they had been wrong.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why ask someone else to pray for you?"
Settle down and play the start of Islam Sobhi's Yusuf (Al Quran Al Kareem).
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the sons ask their father?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why did they ask their father to pray for them?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Yusuf is surah 12. Find ayah 97. The sons humbly asked their father to make du'a for their forgiveness. Asking good people to pray for us is a beautiful habit.
Fact: An-Nisa 4:64 mentions asking the Prophet to seek forgiveness. Read it with a grown-up.
Ages 5–8: Pray for me. Ask your parents to make du'a for you, and make du'a for them.
Ages 9–12: Asking for du'a. Write why we ask good people to pray for us.
Finish with: "An-Nisa 4:64 says ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask my parents to make du'a for me."
Action: Ask your parents to make du'a for you.
