<![CDATA[Practical fiqh education needs to start early, especially for communal obligations such as funeral rites (fardu kifayah). Field observation showed that children in the Didikan Subuh program at the Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyah (TPA) level in Jorong Pamatang Panjang, Nagari Sitanang, Ampek Nagari District, Agam Regency, had limited understanding of the procedures for bathing, shrouding, praying over, and burying the deceased. This community service activity aimed to improve the understanding and practical skills of 30 Didikan Subuh children through an approach combining interactive lectures, demonstration, and experiential learning. The program ran in three stages: preparation (field observation, interviews with TPA administrators, and development of materials and teaching aids), implementation (material delivery, demonstration, group simulation, and funeral prayer practice), and evaluation (pretest, posttest, participation observation, and documentation). The evaluation used a one-group pretest-posttest design, without a comparison group. Data were analyzed descriptively. Participants' mean understanding score rose from 58 percent before the activity to 88 percent afterward, a 30-point increase. Participants also showed strong enthusiasm, asked more questions as sessions progressed, and worked well in groups. These findings suggest that a demonstration-based approach combined with direct experience showed positive results for teaching practical fiqh to TPA-level children. Because the design lacked a control group and used identical pretest-posttest items, the score gain should be read as a program-level result rather than definitive proof of causal effectiveness. The findings support continuing similar programs to strengthen Islamic values at the grassroots level.]]>
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