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وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَٰدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌۭ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥٓ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌۭ
Wa -ʻ'lamū 'annamā 'am'wālukum' wa'aw'lādukum' fit'natun wa'anna -llaha ʻindahu 'aj'run ʻaẓīmun
And know ye that your possessions and your progeny are but a trial; and that it is Allah with Whom lies your highest reward.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Your money and your family are tests for you, and with Allah there is a great reward.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "How can good things be a test?"
ServantOfGod has a short Al-Anfal clip of Yasser Al-Dosari reciting ayat 24–37. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two things are a test?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How can children be a test for parents?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anfal is surah 8. Find ayah 28. Money and family are blessings, but they can distract us from Allah. The test is to use them well and not let them pull us away from good. The reward with Allah is greater.
Fact: At-Taghabun 64:15 says the same.
Ages 5–8: Family thanks. Thank your parents for something they do.
Ages 9–12: Test. Write how wealth and family can be a test.
Finish with: "With Allah is a great ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will help my family do something good together."
Action: Help your family do something good together.
