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يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَرَضِىَ لَهُۥ قَوْلًۭا
Yaw'ma'idhin llā tanfaʻu shshafāʻatu 'illā man' 'adhina lahu rraḥ'mānu waraḍiya lahu qaw'lan
On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom permission has been granted by (Allah) Most Gracious and whose word is acceptable to Him.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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That Day no one's speaking up for another will help, except whoever the Most Merciful allows and whose words please Him.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who decides who gets to speak in class?"
Muhammad Al-Luhaidan recites Ta-Ha on Door to Deen. A few minutes is plenty.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Whose permission is needed?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is everything up to Allah that Day?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ta-Ha is surah 20. Find ayah 109. Shafa'ah means speaking up for someone. On that Day, it only happens with Allah's permission. Everything is in His hands. Ask your ustaz or ustazah to learn more.
Fact: Find a similar ayah: who can intercede except by His permission? (Al-Baqarah 2:255).
Ages 5–8: Permission. Practise raising your hand and waiting to speak.
Ages 9–12: In His hands. Write what this ayah teaches about Allah's control.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use words that please Allah."
Action: Use words that please Allah.
