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كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ مَن تَوَلَّاهُ فَأَنَّهُۥ يُضِلُّهُۥ وَيَهْدِيهِ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ
Kutiba ʻalay'hi 'annahu man tawallāhu fa'annahu yuḍilluhu wayah'dīhi 'ilā ʻadhābi ssaʻīri
About the (Evil One) it is decreed that whoever turns to him for friendship, him will he lead astray, and he will guide him to the Penalty of the Fire.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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It is written about the devil that whoever befriends him will be misled and led towards the Fire.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Would you follow a guide who gets everyone lost?"
Play the short recitation of ayat 1–5 from USRAH ILMU STUDIO.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Where does the devil lead his friends?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I choose good guides?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Hajj is surah 22. Find ayah 4. Shaytan is a bad guide: he leads people away from Allah and towards trouble. One calm line: his path ends in the Fire. Good guides lead to Allah.
Fact: Which surah says Shaytan is an open enemy (Al-Baqarah 2:168)?
Ages 5–8: Good guide. Play 'guide me' with a blindfold and a kind helper.
Ages 9–12: Good and bad guides. List good guides in your life.
Finish with: "I found it in Surah ___, ayah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will follow good advice from ___."
Action: Follow good advice.
