Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What kinds of things waste our time without us noticing?"

Watch the Muslim Reminder Kids nasheed Stop Wasting Time (voice only).

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do these people buy?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can I tell useful talk from idle talk?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Luqman is surah 31. Find ayah 6. The key word lahw means idle amusement, the kind of talk that distracts. Some people in Makkah paid for stories and entertainment to keep people away from the Quran. Today, endless scrolling and gossip can do the same. The ayah ends with a short warning for those who mock Allah's way.

Fact: How many hours a day do children in your country spend on screens, on average?

Ages 5–8: Useful or idle. Sort picture cards of activities into useful and time-wasting piles.

Ages 9–12: Screen diary. Track your screen time for two days and mark which was useful.

Finish with: "I found that children spend about ___ hours a day on screens."

Talk together:

• What is idle talk today?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How can entertainment pull us away from Allah?
• What useful thing could replace some screen time?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will swap thirty minutes of screen time for something useful."

• Swap screen time for something useful.
• Sort useful or idle.
• Share your screen diary.
• Next time: the next ayah (31:7) shows someone turning away proudly. Explore it together!

Action: Swap thirty minutes of screen time for something useful.