Start with bismillah.

Ask: "How do you feel after you help a friend?"

Watch the TED-Ed video How friendship affects your brain.

Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "Who does Allah reward?"

Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What does it mean to do something really well?" Younger children can draw theirs.

Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mursalat is surah 77. Find ayah 44. The key word al-muhsinin means those who do good, and do it beautifully. Kindness helps others, and Allah rewards it far more than we can imagine.

Fact: What happens in our brain when we spend time with good friends?

Ages 5–8: Kindness chain. Write each kind act on a paper strip. Link them into a chain.

Ages 9–12: Animal friends. Find three animals that help each other, like horses grooming. Why do they do it?

Finish with: "I found that friendship helps our brain by ___."

Talk together:

• What does it mean to do good beautifully?
• Which name of Allah does this remind you of?
• Who is the kindest person you know? What do they do?
• How can we be good friends?
• What would you like to ask about this ayah?

Make a small plan: "This week, I will do one kind thing for a friend and do it really well."

• Do something kind, and do it well.
• Hang up your kindness chain.
• Tell someone how horses help each other.
• Next time: the next ayah (77:45) repeats the warning about the deniers. Explore it together!

Action: Do one kind thing for a friend and do it really well.