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وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَيَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَهُۥ يُدْخِلْهُ نَارًا خَٰلِدًۭا فِيهَا وَلَهُۥ عَذَابٌۭ مُّهِينٌۭ
Wa man yaʻ'ṣi -llaha warassūlahu wayataʻadda ḥudūdahu yud'khil'hu nāran khālidan fīhā walahu ʻadhābun mmuhīnun
But those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and transgress His limits will be admitted to a Fire, to abide therein: And they shall have a humiliating punishment.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Whoever turns away from Allah and His Messenger and refuses His limits is warned of the Fire and a humiliating punishment.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens when we ignore safety lines?"
Our listening today is a recitation of ayat 11–20, posted by CINTA NGAJI TV. Keep 'Crossing the Limits' in mind while you listen.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who is warned?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why warn right after the promise?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nisa' is surah 4. Find ayah 14. This ayah mentions, in one calm line, the result of crossing Allah's limits. The good news and warning sit side by side to help us choose.
Fact: Find An-Nisa' 4:17, a few ayat later, about tawbah.
Ages 5–8: Stay inside. Play a game staying inside the lines.
Ages 9–12: Choices. Write how warnings help us.
Finish with: "Warnings help us ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will stop before crossing a rule."
Action: Stop before crossing a rule.
