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قُلْ أَنفِقُوا۟ طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًۭا لَّن يُتَقَبَّلَ مِنكُمْ ۖ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًۭا فَٰسِقِينَ
Qul' 'anfiqū ṭaw'ʻan 'aw' kar'han llan yutaqabbala minkum' . 'innakum' kuntum' qaw'man fāssiqīna
Say: "Spend (for the cause) willingly or unwillingly: not from you will it be accepted: for ye are indeed a people rebellious and wicked."
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Whether they gave willingly or unwillingly, their spending would not be accepted, because they were people who kept disobeying.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Is a gift still a gift if it's given grumpily?"
Play the short At-Tawbah clip of ayat 51–60 from MUSLIM BOOK.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What will not be accepted?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does Allah look at the heart when we give?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Tawbah is surah 9. Find ayah 53. Allah accepts charity given with faith and a sincere heart. These people gave without believing and without wanting to. Our intention makes our giving valuable.
Fact: Find Al-Ma'idah 5:27: Allah accepts only from those who are mindful of Him.
Ages 5–8: Happy giving. Give something with a smile.
Ages 9–12: Intention. Write why the intention behind giving matters.
Finish with: "Allah accepts from those who are ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will give something with a happy heart."
Action: Give something with a happy heart.
