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لَن تَنفَعَكُمْ أَرْحَامُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَٰدُكُمْ ۚ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَكُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌۭ
Lan tanfaʻakum' 'ar'ḥāmukum' walā 'aw'lādukum' . yaw'ma l-qiyāmati yaf'ṣilu bay'nakum' . wa-llahu bimā taʻ'malūna baṣīrun
Of no profit to you will be your relatives and your children on the Day of Judgment: He will judge between you: for Allah sees well all that ye do.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Your relatives and children will not help you on the Day of Resurrection; Allah will judge between you, and He sees all you do.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Can a parent bird fly for its chick forever?"
Watch the PBS Nature video Osprey Chicks Learn to Fly.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who won't be able to help on that Day?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why must each person make their own good choices?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mumtahanah is surah 60. Find ayah 3. The key words lan tanfa'akum arhamukum mean your relatives will not benefit you. Families help us a lot in this life, but on that Day each person stands with their own deeds. Chicks are fed by their parents, but one day each must fly on its own.
Fact: How old are osprey chicks when they first fly?
Ages 5–8: My own good deed. Choose a good deed to do all by yourself today.
Ages 9–12: Growing up. Write three things you can now do on your own that you couldn't before.
Finish with: "I found that osprey chicks fly at about ___ weeks."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one good deed by myself without being reminded."
Action: Do one good deed by yourself without being reminded.
