لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا
How to read it
Llā yas'maʻūna fīhā lagh'wan walā kidhdhāban
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth:-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًۭا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًۭا
Llā yas'maʻūna fīhā lagh'wan walā kidhdhāban
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth:-
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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They will hear no idle talk there and no lies.
Start with bismillah.
Sit silently for one minute. Ask: "How did the quiet feel?"
Watch The Weather Network video "Why is it so quiet during and after a snowfall?".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What won't they hear in Jannah?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "What will people talk about in Jannah?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Naba is surah 78. Find ayah 35. The key words laghwan wa la kidhdhaba mean idle talk and lies. Jannah is peaceful, with only good and true words.
Fact: Why does fresh snow make everything sound quieter?
Ages 5–8: Kind words jar. Write kind words on slips of paper and put them in a jar. Read one each day.
Ages 9–12: Word check. Keep a tally for a day: how many kind words and how many unkind words did you hear?
Finish with: "I found that snow makes things quiet because ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will only say what is true and kind."
Action: Only say what is true and kind.
