Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Can swearing stop you from doing good?"

A short clip on Madrasah Alfatiha recites ayat 221–225 of Al-Baqarah. Play the whole clip.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What should oaths not stop?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why not swear to avoid good?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 224. Abu Bakr once swore not to help a relative who had hurt him, then this teaching led him to help again. Never let an oath stop you doing good.

Fact: The Prophet said if you swear and see something better, do the better and make up for the oath (Muslim).

Ages 5–8: Do good. Do a kindness for someone who upset you.

Ages 9–12: Good over grudges. Write why good matters more than grudges.

Finish with: "Don't let oaths stop ___."

Talk together:

• What should oaths not stop?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Why?
• Whom will you help?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will help someone even if I'm upset with them."

• Do good always.
• Make peace.
• Don't swear against good.
• Next time: the next ayah (2:225) speaks of careless oaths. Explore it together!

Action: Help someone even if you'm upset with them.