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ٱلْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Al-yaw'ma nakh'timu ʻalā 'af'wāhihim' watukallimunā 'ay'dīhim' watash'hadu 'ar'juluhum bimā kānū yak'sibūna
That Day shall We set a seal on their mouths. But their hands will speak to us, and their feet bear witness, to all that they did.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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That Day mouths will be sealed, while hands speak and feet bear witness to what people did.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What have your hands done today?"
Watch the Abdulrazaq Alameer video When Hands Speak and Feet Testify.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Which body parts will speak?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What would my hands say about me?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ya-Sin is surah 36. Find ayah 65. The key word nakhtimu means We seal. On that Day people cannot argue their way out, because their own hands and feet will speak the truth. This is a reason to use our bodies for good: hands that help, feet that walk to good places.
Fact: What makes every person's fingerprints different?
Ages 5–8: Helping hands. Trace your hands and write one good deed on each finger.
Ages 9–12: Fingerprint study. Press your fingertips on an ink pad and compare the patterns with family members.
Finish with: "I found that fingerprints form ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will use my hands for one helpful job every day."
Action: Use your hands for one helpful job every day.
