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ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
Alladhīna yuqīmūna ṣṣalāta wamimmā razaq'nāhum' yunfiqūna
Who establish regular prayers and spend (freely) out of the gifts We have given them for sustenance:
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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True believers keep up the prayer and spend from what Allah has given them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What two things do believers do with their time and their things?"
Salaf Ittiba has a short Al-Anfal clip of Mansour As-Salimi reciting ayat 2–4. Play it all.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What two actions are mentioned?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why do prayer and giving go together?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Anfal is surah 8. Find ayah 3. Prayer connects us to Allah; giving connects us to people. Believers do both. Everything we give comes from what Allah gave us first.
Fact: How many times the Qur'an mentions prayer and zakah together. Look for 'aqimus-salah wa atuz-zakah'.
Ages 5–8: Give a little. Share a snack or a toy today.
Ages 9–12: Two links. Write how prayer and giving connect us to Allah and people.
Finish with: "Everything we give was first given by ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will pray on time and give something."
Action: Pray on time and give something.
