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إِنِّىٓ أُرِيدُ أَن تَبُوٓأَ بِإِثْمِى وَإِثْمِكَ فَتَكُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
'Innī 'urīdu 'an tabū'a bi'ith'mī wa'ith'mika fatakūna min' 'aṣ'ḥābi nnāri . wadhālika jazā'u ẓẓālimīna
"For me, I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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The good brother warned that the one who wrongs him would carry both their burdens and be among the people of the Fire, the end of wrongdoers.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Who really carries the weight of a wrong?"
Anas Saleh Jaber posted a short recitation of ayat 27–32 of Al-Ma'idah. Listen to all of it together.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did the good brother warn about?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does wrongdoing come back to the wrongdoer?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah 5. Find ayah 29. This ayah mentions, in one calm line, the result of harming others. Hurting someone adds to your own burden. It was a final warning to stop.
Fact: Al-An'am 6:164 says no one carries another's burden.
Ages 5–8: Heavy bag. Carry a heavy bag and talk about how wrongs feel heavy.
Ages 9–12: Warnings. Write why good people warn others kindly.
Finish with: "Wrongdoing adds to your own ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will kindly warn a friend about something harmful."
Action: Kindly warn a friend about something harmful.
