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فَلَمَّآ ءَاتَىٰهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦ بَخِلُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَتَوَلَّوا۟ وَّهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Falammā 'ātāhum mmin faḍ'lihī bakhilū bihī watawallaw wwahum mmuʻ'riḍūna
But when He did bestow of His bounty, they became covetous, and turned back (from their covenant), averse (from its fulfilment).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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When Allah gave them from His bounty, they became stingy with it and turned away from their promise.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "Why do some people become stingy when they have more?"
Play the short At-Tawbah clip of ayat 71–80 from MUSLIM BOOK.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did they do when they got rich?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why does having more sometimes make people give less?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah At-Tawbah is surah 9. Find ayah 76. After getting what they asked for, they forgot their promise and refused to give. Wealth tested them and they failed. Believers become more generous when Allah gives them more.
Fact: The opposite of stinginess: generosity, karam.
Ages 5–8: Generous gift. Give part of something you received recently.
Ages 9–12: Test of wealth. Write how getting more can test us.
Finish with: "Generosity is called ___."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will share part of something new I get."
Action: Share part of something new you get.
