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بَلَىٰ مَن كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةًۭ وَأَحَٰطَتْ بِهِۦ خَطِيٓـَٔتُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ
Balā man kassaba sayyi'atan wa'aḥāṭat' bihī khaṭī'atuhu fa'ūlā'ika 'aṣ'ḥābu nnāri . hum' fīhā khālidūna
Nay, those who seek gain in evil, and are girt round by their sins,- they are companions of the Fire: Therein shall they abide (For ever).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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No: whoever earns wrong and is surrounded by their sins will be among the people of the Fire forever.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens if mistakes pile up without tawbah?"
Play the short Al-Baqarah clip of ayah 81 from Ummah Muslim.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What surrounds them?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do sins surround a person?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Baqarah is surah 2. Find ayah 81. Small wrongs that pile up without tawbah can surround a person. This ayah mentions, in one calm line, the result. Tawbah clears the way.
Fact: The Prophet compared small sins to sticks that together make a big fire (Ahmad).
Ages 5–8: Clean up. Tidy a messy space and talk about clearing mistakes.
Ages 9–12: Small sins. Write why small sins matter.
Finish with: "Tawbah ___ the way."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will say astaghfirullah after each mistake."
Action: Say astaghfirullah after each mistake.
