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وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
Wa lā tab'khassū nnāssa 'ash'yā'ahum' walā taʻ'thaw' fī l-'ar'ḍi muf'sidīna
"And withhold not things justly due to men, nor do evil in the land, working mischief.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Shu'ayb told them not to cheat people of what was theirs and not to spread corruption.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why is cheating called corruption?"
Shujauddin Sheikh speaks about fraud in measurements on Guidance for Believers.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things were forbidden?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does cheating spread corruption?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ash-Shu'ara is surah 26. Find ayah 183. The key words la tabkhasu an-nas ashya'ahum mean do not lessen people's things. Cheating breaks trust, and broken trust spoils a whole community. Honest trade keeps society healthy.
Fact: Which ayah of Surah Hud repeats this command to Madyan?
Ages 5–8: Trust tower. Build a block tower and remove a block to show what cheating does.
Ages 9–12: Cheating spreads. Write how one cheat harms a whole town.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Hud."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will return anything I borrowed on time."
Action: Return anything you borrowed on time.
