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فَأَثَٰبَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا قَالُوا۟ جَنَّٰتٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
Fa'athābahumu -llahu bimā qālū jannātin taj'rī min taḥ'tihā l-'an'hāru khālidīna fīhā . wadhālika jazā'u l-muḥ'sinīna
And for this their prayer hath Allah rewarded them with gardens, with rivers flowing underneath,- their eternal home. Such is the recompense of those who do good.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Allah rewarded them for what they said with gardens with rivers flowing beneath them, to stay there forever, the reward for people who do good.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can sincere words earn a great reward?"
A short clip on | YUFI CHANNEL AL-QURAN recites ayat 82–90 of Al-Ma'idah. Play the whole clip.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What was their reward?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why were their words so valuable?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Ma'idah is surah 5. Find ayah 85. Sincere words of faith are precious to Allah. Jannah is how Allah rewards the good-doers.
Fact: Muhsinun means those who do good with excellence.
Ages 5–8: Sincere words. Say 'I believe in Allah' and mean it.
Ages 9–12: Ihsan. Write what doing good with excellence means.
Finish with: "Jannah is the reward of those who do ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one deed with extra care."
Action: Do one deed with extra care.
