Start with bismillah.

Ask: "Have you ever covered your ears so you would not hear something?"

Watch the Legacy Tales and Motivation video The Stubborn Girl Who Finally Learned to Listen.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the people say about their hearts and ears?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How do we keep our hearts open?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Fussilat is surah 41. Find ayah 5. The key word akinnah means coverings. Some people in Makkah told the Prophet that their hearts were covered and their ears were blocked against his message. They chose not to listen. Stubbornness can stop good from reaching us. A believer keeps the heart open to the truth.

Fact: Which prophet's people put their fingers in their ears so they would not hear him?

Ages 5–8: Open or closed. Hold a cup upside down and pour water on it, then turn it up and see it fill.

Ages 9–12: Open heart habits. Write three habits that keep a heart open to good advice.

Finish with: "I found that it was the people of Prophet ___."

Talk together:

• Why do people sometimes refuse to listen?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• When is it hard for you to accept advice?
• How can we keep our hearts open to the Quran?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, when someone gives me advice, I will say thank you and think about it."

• Try the upside-down cup.
• Share your open heart habits.
• Next time: the next ayah (41:6) says the Prophet was a human like us. Explore it together!

Action: Thank people for advice.