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فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌۭ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ
Fayaw'ma'idhin llā yus''alu ʻan dhan[m]bihī 'insun walā jānnun
On that Day no question will be asked of man or Jinn as to his sin.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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On that Day no human or jinn will need to be asked about their wrongs.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How do detectives find out what happened without asking?"
Watch the Operation Ouch video What Is Forensic Science?
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Why will no one need to be asked that Day?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How does Allah already know everything I do?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rahman is surah 55. Find ayah 39. The key words la yus'alu mean will not be asked. Scientists can find clues like fingerprints to work out what happened. Allah does not need clues; He already knows everything, and every deed is recorded. Scholars explain that on the Day itself, people will be known by their deeds.
Fact: What clues do forensic scientists look for?
Ages 5–8: Clue hunt. Hide a toy and leave three clues for someone to find it.
Ages 9–12: Fingerprint lab. Press your fingertip on a pencil-shaded paper and then on tape, and compare your prints with a family member's.
Finish with: "I found that forensic scientists look for ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed that nobody else knows about."
Action: Do one good deed that nobody else knows about.
