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وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْبَصَرَ وَٱلْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْـُٔولًۭا
Wa lā taq'fu mā lay'sa laka bihī ʻil'mun . 'inna ssam'ʻa wal-baṣara wal-fu'āda kullu 'ūlā'ika kāna ʻan'hu mas''ūlan
And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Don't follow what you have no knowledge of, for your hearing, sight and heart will all be asked about.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Should you repeat something you're not sure is true?"
Play the short clip from Mominur Rahman of Abdul Wali Al-Arkani reciting ayat 23–39 of Al-Isra.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which three things will be asked about?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do I use my eyes, ears and heart well?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Isra is surah 17. Find ayah 36. A sign to ponder: our eyes, ears and heart are amazing gifts. Allah will ask how we used them. Check before believing or repeating something.
Fact: How many sounds can the human ear tell apart? Find an estimate.
Ages 5–8: Senses. Play a game using eyes, ears and touch.
Ages 9–12: Check first. Write why we check before believing.
Finish with: "I found about ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will check before I repeat anything I hear."
Action: Check before you repeat anything you hear.
