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فَمَنۢ بَدَّلَهُۥ بَعْدَمَا سَمِعَهُۥ فَإِنَّمَآ إِثْمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَدِّلُونَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌۭ
Faman[m] baddalahu baʻ'damā samiʻahu fa'innamā 'ith'muhu ʻalā-lladhīna yubaddilūnahu . 'inna -llaha samīʻun ʻalīmun
If anyone changes the bequest after hearing it, the guilt shall be on those who make the change. For Allah hears and knows (All things).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Whoever changes a will after hearing it carries the sin of changing it, and Allah hears and knows all.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it fair to change someone's last wishes?"
A short clip on Ummah Muslim recites ayah 181 of Al-Baqarah. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who carries the sin?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why keep someone's wishes?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 181. Changing a fair will is unjust to the one who made it and to those it was for. Allah hears and knows everything.
Fact: Amanah means a trust that must be kept.
Ages 5–8: Keep a trust. Look after something someone trusted you with.
Ages 9–12: Trusts. Write why changing a trust is wrong.
Finish with: "Amanah means a ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will keep a promise someone trusted me with."
Action: Keep a promise someone trusted you with.
