Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Can we make up our own religious rules?"

Begin Ahmed Al-Ajmi's An-Nahl on Ilm un Nafi and listen for a few minutes.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What should we not say falsely?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is making up rules about Allah wrong?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nahl is surah 16. Find ayah 116. Only Allah decides what is halal and haram. Making up rules about religion is lying about Allah. When unsure, we ask scholars.

Fact: Look up Al-A'raf 7:33 about not saying about Allah what we don't know.

Ages 5–8: Ask, don't guess. Practise saying 'I'll ask' about a religious question.

Ages 9–12: Who decides. Write why only Allah decides halal and haram.

Finish with: "Al-A'raf 7:33 says ___."

Talk together:

• What shouldn't we say?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Who decides?
• Whom will you ask?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask before saying something is halal or haram."

• Ask, don't guess.
• Practise asking.
• Read your 'Who decides' writing aloud.
• Next time: the next ayah (16:117) says the gain is small. Explore it together!

Action: Ask before saying something is halal or haram.