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وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ
Wa 'aqīmū l-waz'na bil-qis'ṭi walā tukh'sirū l-mīzāna
So establish weight with justice and fall not short in the balance.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Weigh with fairness and do not give short measure.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What does it mean to play fair?"
Watch the Sesame Street video Showing Fairness.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What does Allah ask us to do when we weigh?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah care about fair weighing?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ar-Rahman is surah 55. Find ayah 9. The key word bil-qist means with fairness. Shopkeepers weigh food on scales, and cheating by even a little is wrong. Fairness also means sharing equally, taking turns and judging honestly between friends.
Fact: How does a kitchen scale measure weight?
Ages 5–8: Fair shares. Share a snack into equal parts using a scale or by counting.
Ages 9–12: Fair or not? Write three situations and decide whether each one is fair, and why.
Finish with: "I found that a kitchen scale works by ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share fairly and take turns without being asked."
Action: Share fairly and take turns without being asked.
