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وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
Wa 'idhā kālūhum' 'aw wwazanūhum' yukh'sirūna
But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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But when they measure or weigh for others, they give them less than they should.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "If a shop gave you a bag marked one kilogram but it only had most of a kilogram, how would you feel?"
Watch the National Physical Laboratory video about the kilogram.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What do these people do when they are giving?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Would anyone notice if a shop gave a tiny bit less?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Al-Mutaffifin is surah 83. Find ayah 3. The key word yukhsirun means they cause loss, giving people less than they are owed.
Fact: What was kept under glass jars in Paris for over a hundred years, and why?
Ages 5–8: Honest shop. Play shop with a kitchen scale. Weigh out exactly 100 grams of pasta for each "customer".
Ages 9–12: Kilogram story. Find out why scientists changed how the kilogram is defined in 2019.
Finish with: "I found that the kilogram used to be ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will give a little extra, not a little less."
Action: Give a little extra, not a little less.
