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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَذَرُوا۟ مَا بَقِىَ مِنَ ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Yā'ayyuhā -lladhīna 'āmanū (i)ttaqū -llaha wadharū mā baqiya mina rribā 'in kuntum mmu''minīna
O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and give up what remains of your demand for usury, if ye are indeed believers.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Believers, be mindful of Allah and give up whatever riba is still owed to you, if you truly believe.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it hard to give up something you're owed?"
Sirajul_Quran posted a short recitation of ayat 276–280 of Al-Baqarah. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What should believers give up?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why let it go?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 278. Believers were told to drop any riba still owed to them. Letting go of unfair gain is a sign of true faith.
Fact: The Prophet cancelled all riba debts in his Farewell Sermon.
Ages 5–8: Let go. Let go of something small someone owes you.
Ages 9–12: Faith shows. Write how letting go shows faith.
Finish with: "Give up the ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will let go of something someone owes me."
Action: Let go of something someone owes you.
