Islamic Story for Kids About Sharing: The Two Red Apples
Sharing is one of the sweetest habits in Islam. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us to love for others what we love for ourselves. This is the story of Zara, her little brother, and two shiny red apples.
Zara was eight, and her little brother Daniyal was four. One sunny afternoon, Ammi came home from the market with a paper bag. “Zara,” she smiled, “these two red apples are for you. You finished all your homework so nicely.”
The apples were big and shiny, with a sweet smell. Zara polished one on her sleeve and took a crunchy bite. Just then, Daniyal toddled in, his eyes round. “Appy!” he said, stretching out his small hands.
Zara looked at her apples. Then she looked at Daniyal. A small voice inside her whispered, “Both are mine. Ammi gave them to me.” But another voice — the one that remembered what the Prophet ﷺ taught — whispered, “Share. Sharing makes happiness grow.”
Zara thought for a moment. Then she picked the bigger, redder apple and placed it in Daniyal’s hands. “This one is for you,” she said. Daniyal’s face lit up like the sun. “Tank you, Api!” he cheered, and took the biggest, crunchiest bite.
Do you know what happened next? Daniyal ran to his toy box, pulled out his favourite biscuits, and pushed the whole packet towards Zara. “For Api!” he said proudly. Zara laughed. Her apple had come back to her — as biscuits, and as love.
That evening, Zara told Ammi everything. Ammi hugged her tight. “My clever girl,” she said. “When you share what you love, Allah puts barakah — extra blessing — in it. One shared apple gave you biscuits, a happy brother, and a happy heart. That is a very good trade.”
Lesson for today: Sharing does not make you have less — it makes your happiness grow. Give your brother, sister, or friend what you love, and watch how it comes back to you in smiles.
A question for you: What is one thing you love that you could share with someone today?
Source note: This story is original fiction written to teach sharing between siblings, based on the Prophet’s ﷺ teaching to love for others what we love for ourselves (meaning in our own words).
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught that none of us truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself (meaning in our own words; reported in al-Bukhari and Muslim).