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وَمَن جَآءَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ فَكُبَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِى ٱلنَّارِ هَلْ تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Wa man jā'a bi ssayyi'ati fakubbat' wujūhuhum' fī nnāri hal' tuj'zaw'na 'illā mā kuntum' taʻ'malūna
And if any do evil, their faces will be thrown headlong into the Fire: "Do ye receive a reward other than that which ye have earned by your deeds?"
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Those who come to Allah that Day having rejected Him and never turned back from their wrong will be sent into the Fire, and asked whether this is anything but what their own actions earned.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is it fair to be repaid for what you did?"
Salah Bukhatir's beautiful An-Naml was shared by Zaitoon55.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What are people repaid for?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is this fair?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Naml is surah 27. Find ayah 90. The key words ma kuntum ta'malun mean what you used to do. One calm line: people receive only what they earned. Allah is fair, and He also forgives those who turn back to Him.
Fact: Which ayah of Ash-Shura says the repayment of a bad deed is a bad deed like it?
Ages 5–8: Fair and kind. Talk about why rules are fair when everyone knows them.
Ages 9–12: Earned. Write why reward and consequence follow our choices.
Finish with: "I found it is ayah ___ of Ash-Shura."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask forgiveness for one mistake."
Action: Ask forgiveness for one mistake.
