Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What helps you stop before making a bad choice?"

Watch the 123 Andrés video STOP and THINK. (It has music.)

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "When is it too late to turn back?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is today a good day to come back to Allah?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Muhammad is surah 47. Find ayah 34. The key words wa hum kuffar mean while they are disbelievers. As long as we are alive, the door of forgiveness is open. Allah forgives anyone who turns back to Him. The ayah warns those who never turn back before their life ends. So we stop, think and come back to Allah quickly.

Fact: What does tawbah mean?

Ages 5–8: Stop sign. Make a red stop sign to remind you to pause before choosing.

Ages 9–12: Door open. Write why it is a mercy that the door of tawbah is open all our lives.

Finish with: "I found that tawbah means ___."

Talk together:

• Why shouldn't we delay turning back to Allah?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How does stopping to think help?
• What is one thing you want to say sorry to Allah for?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah's forgiveness before sleeping each night."

• Ask forgiveness before sleep.
• Make a stop sign.
• Share door open.
• Next time: the next ayah (47:35) says don't lose heart. Explore it together!

Action: Ask Allah's forgiveness before sleeping each night.