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فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Famā 'agh'nā ʻan'hum mmā kānū yak'sibūna
And of no avail to them was all that they did (with such art and care)!
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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All that they had built and earned did not help them at all.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can buildings or money save someone from Allah's decree?"
Saad Al-Ghamdi recites Al-Hijr on Door to Deen. A few minutes is plenty.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What didn't help them?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does help us?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hijr is surah 15. Find ayah 84. Their buildings and wealth were useless in the end. What helps us is faith and good deeds.
Fact: Find the ayah that says wealth and children don't help on that Day except a sound heart (Ash-Shu'ara 26:88–89).
Ages 5–8: What helps. List things that truly help us with Allah.
Ages 9–12: Real value. Write what lasts beyond buildings.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will build good deeds, not just things."
Action: Build good deeds, not just things.
