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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَلَٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّۭ مُّبِينٌ
Yā'ayyuhā nnāssu kulū mimmā fī l-'ar'ḍi ḥalālan ṭayyiban walā tattabiʻū khuṭūāti shshay'ṭāni . 'innahu lakum' ʻaduwun mmubīnun
O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Lawful and good; and do not follow the footsteps of the evil one, for he is to you an avowed enemy.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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O people, eat from what is lawful and wholesome on the land, and never follow Shaytan's steps, for he is your open enemy.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What makes food halal and tayyib?"
Hafiz Muhammad Asim Shahzad posted a short recitation of ayat 165–168 of Al-Baqarah. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two words describe the food?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What are Shaytan's footsteps?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 168. Halal means allowed; tayyib means good and wholesome. Shaytan leads people step by step into wrong, so we watch our steps.
Fact: Tayyib means good, pure and wholesome.
Ages 5–8: Good food. Pick a healthy halal snack.
Ages 9–12: Footsteps. Write how Shaytan leads step by step.
Finish with: "Eat what is halal and ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will choose one healthy snack each day."
Action: Choose one healthy snack each day.
