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مَّنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۗ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّٰمٍۢ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
Mman' ʻamila ṣāliḥan falinaf'sihī . waman' 'assā'a faʻalay'hā . wamā rabbuka biẓallāmin llil'ʻabīdi
Whoever works righteousness benefits his own soul; whoever works evil, it is against his own soul: nor is thy Lord ever unjust (in the least) to His Servants.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Whoever does good does it for their own benefit, and whoever does wrong does it against themselves, and your Lord never wrongs His servants.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Have you ever done something kind and felt happy inside?"
Watch the Eeran Creations video Good Deeds Always Come Back.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who benefits from a good deed?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does a good deed help me?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Fussilat is surah 41. Find ayah 46. The key word linafsihi means for himself. Every good deed we do is like a gift to ourselves: it brings reward, peace and Allah's love. Every wrong we do harms ourselves most of all. Allah never treats anyone unfairly; each person receives exactly what is fair.
Fact: Which surah says that no soul will carry another soul's burden?
Ages 5–8: Boomerang ball. Bounce a ball against a wall and catch it, talking about deeds coming back.
Ages 9–12: Deed diary. Note three good deeds this week and how each one helped you too.
Finish with: "I found that the surah is ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do a good deed and notice how it makes me feel."
Action: Do a good deed and notice how it makes you feel.
