Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What makes a good trade?"

Watch the Little Ummah Studio video The Secret Charity Box.

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

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How is giving like a trade?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Fatir is surah 35. Find ayah 29. The key word tijarah means trade or business. Shops can lose money, but a trade with Allah never fails. Reciting His Book, praying and giving, sometimes quietly and sometimes openly, are the goods we bring. Giving openly can encourage others; giving secretly keeps the heart sincere.

Fact: What is the Arabic word for the yearly obligatory charity on savings?

Ages 5–8: Secret box. Make a small charity box and drop in coins without anyone seeing.

Ages 9–12: Trade table. Make a table of three good deeds and what you hope to gain from Allah for each.

Finish with: "I found that the yearly charity is called ___."

Talk together:

• Why can a trade with Allah never fail?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• When is it good to give secretly or openly?
• Which of the three deeds will you do more?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will give something secretly and recite a little Quran daily."

• Give secretly.
• Make a secret box.
• Share your trade table.
• Next time: the next ayah (35:30) says Allah gives more than what was earned. Explore it together!

Action: Give something secretly and recite a little Quran daily.