Start with bismillah.

Ask: "What makes a sorry real?"

Watch the Bubbles and Friends video Saying Sorry.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Why didn't asking for them help?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why must I turn to Allah myself?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Munafiqun is surah 63. Find ayah 6. The key words al-qawmal-fasiqin mean people who keep rebelling. These people refused forgiveness again and again, closing the door themselves. For us, the door is open: Allah forgives anyone who sincerely turns back.

Fact: What are the parts of a sincere apology?

Ages 5–8: Sorry steps. Draw the steps of a good sorry: say it, mean it, fix it.

Ages 9–12: Open door. Write why Allah's door of forgiveness is open to us every day.

Finish with: "I found that a sincere apology has ___ parts."

Talk together:

• Why can't someone else's du'a replace our own turning back?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How do we keep the door of forgiveness open?
• What makes a sorry sincere?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah's forgiveness sincerely every day."

• Ask Allah's forgiveness daily.
• Draw the sorry steps.
• Share open door.
• Next time: the next ayah (63:7) says they told people not to spend on the believers. Explore it together!

Action: Ask Allah's forgiveness sincerely every day.