23:9Al-Mu'minoon
Juz 18 · Page 342وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٰتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
How to read it
Wa -lladhīna hum' ʻalā ṣalawātihim' yuḥāfiẓūna
And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٰتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Wa -lladhīna hum' ʻalā ṣalawātihim' yuḥāfiẓūna
And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Successful believers guard their prayers and keep them on time.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do you look after something precious?"
sultaan videos has a short clip of Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad reciting ayat 1–11. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do the believers guard?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does the list begin and end with prayer?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mu'minun is surah 23. Find ayah 9. The list started with prayer (ayah 2) and ends with prayer. Ayah 2 was about the heart in prayer; this one is about keeping every prayer on time, with care. Prayer is like the frame around all the other good habits.
Fact: What are the times of the five prayers today where you live?
Ages 5–8: Prayer chart. Make a chart with five boxes and tick each prayer.
Ages 9–12: Frame. Draw the list of qualities as a picture frame with prayer on both ends.
Finish with: "I found Asr today is at ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will tick all five prayers ___ (days)."
Action: Tick your chart.
