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كَانُوا۟ لَا يَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَن مُّنكَرٍۢ فَعَلُوهُ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ
Kānū lā yatanāhaw'na ʻan mmunkarin faʻalūhu . labi''sa mā kānū yaf'ʻalūna
Nor did they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They did not stop one another from the wrong they were doing; how evil was what they did.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What happens in a group when nobody says 'stop'?"
Listen together as Mishary Alafasy recites ayat 71–80 of Al-Ma'idah, a short clip shared by Holy Qur'an-القرآن الكريم.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they not do?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do we need to stop each other from wrong?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah 5. Find ayah 79. A good community looks after each other by kindly stopping wrong. When no one speaks, wrong spreads.
Fact: The Prophet taught that whoever sees a wrong should change it with the hand, the tongue, or at least hate it in the heart (Muslim).
Ages 5–8: Kind stop. Practise saying 'Let's not do that' kindly.
Ages 9–12: Caring community. Write why stopping wrong is caring.
Finish with: "Change wrong with hand, tongue or ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will kindly stop a friend from something wrong."
Action: Kindly stop a friend from something wrong.
