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قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًۭا
Qul' mā 'as''alukum' ʻalay'hi min' 'aj'rin 'illā man shā'a 'an yattakhidha 'ilā rabbihī sabīlan
Say: "No reward do I ask of you for it but this: that each one who will may take a (straight) Path to his Lord."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The Prophet asks for no payment, only that whoever wishes may choose a path to his Lord.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why would someone help you without wanting anything back?"
Let Mishary Al-Afasy's recitation, from Rianor, set a calm mood.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does he hope for instead of payment?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What path to my Lord will I choose?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Furqan is surah 25. Find ayah 57. The key word sabila means a way or path. The Prophet's only wish was that people would find their way to Allah. His joy was their guidance.
Fact: Which surah repeats 'I ask no reward' for many prophets one after another?
Ages 5–8: Free gift. Help someone and say 'no need to pay me'.
Ages 9–12: Sincere teacher. Write how you can tell a teacher really cares.
Finish with: "I found it is Surah ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will help someone without expecting anything."
Action: Help someone without expecting anything.
