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فَمَن تَابَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِۦ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ
Faman tāba min[m] baʻ'di ẓul'mihī wa'aṣ'laḥa fa'inna -llaha yatūbu ʻalay'hi . 'inna -llaha ghafūrun rraḥīmun
But if the thief repents after his crime, and amends his conduct, Allah turneth to him in forgiveness; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Whoever repents after doing wrong and puts things right, Allah will turn to them in forgiveness, for Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it mean to put something right?"
A short clip on Ummah Muslim recites ayah 39 of Al-Ma'idah. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two steps are named?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why is fixing important after saying sorry?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah 5. Find ayah 39. True tawbah has two parts: being sorry and fixing what we can, like returning what was taken. Allah loves those who turn back.
Fact: The conditions of tawbah scholars teach: stop, regret, resolve not to return, and return others' rights.
Ages 5–8: Fix it. If you broke something, help fix or replace it.
Ages 9–12: Tawbah steps. Write the four conditions of tawbah.
Finish with: "After sorry, we put things ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will put right a mistake I made."
Action: Put right a mistake you made.
