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وَيَدْعُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ بِٱلشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُۥ بِٱلْخَيْرِ ۖ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَجُولًۭا
Wa yad'ʻu l-'insānu bi shsharri duʻā'ahu bil-khay'ri . wakāna l-'insānu ʻajūlan
The prayer that man should make for good, he maketh for evil; for man is given to hasty (deeds).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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People sometimes ask for harm as eagerly as they ask for good, because humans are very hasty.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever said something in a hurry and regretted it?"
Al-Ossi's clip of ayat 9–21 is on a recitation channel. Play it slowly, without rushing.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is man described as?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is rushing harmful?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 11. When angry or upset, people sometimes ask for bad things without thinking. Slowing down helps us ask for what is truly good.
Fact: Find the ayah that says man was created hasty (Al-Anbiya 21:37).
Ages 5–8: Slow down. Count to five before answering when upset.
Ages 9–12: Haste. Write about a time rushing caused a problem.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will count to five before speaking when upset."
Action: Count to five before speaking when upset.
