Start with bismillah.

Ask: "If someone always says 'I promise!', do you trust them more or less?"

Watch the Pinkfong video The Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What kind of person should not be listened to?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do liars swear so much?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Qalam is surah 68. Find ayah 10. The key word hallafin means someone who swears a lot. People who are truthful don't need to swear all the time. In the fable, the boy lied so often that no one believed him when the wolf really came.

Fact: What is the lesson of the boy who cried wolf?

Ages 5–8: True words. Play a game: say only true things about the room for one minute.

Ages 9–12: Trust meter. Write how lying even once can change how much people trust you.

Finish with: "I found that the boy's lesson is ___."

Talk together:

• Why don't honest people need to swear all the time?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• How do we build trust?
• What should we do if we've lost someone's trust?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will tell the truth without needing to swear."

• Speak the truth plainly.
• Play the true words game.
• Share your trust meter.
• Next time: the next ayah (68:11) warns about gossip. Explore it together!

Action: Tell the truth without needing to swear.