Knowing the attainment of puberty of a boy when he claims it
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a boy claims that he has reached puberty, how do we know whether he is telling the truth or lying?
The Shaykh:
They examine him. If he claims that he has grown hair, they examine him, just as they examined the leader of the tribe of Quraizah. If they find that he has grown hair, he has reached puberty. As for the completion of the age, we do not know about that, but his word is accepted in that matter, because this is known only from his side.
The presenter:
May Allah have preceded you in success.
The Shaykh:
And reaching the age of fifteen years is known by the time of his birth; it is calculated by the time of his birth, the date of his birth.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a boy claims that he has reached puberty, how do we know whether he is telling the truth or lying?
The Shaykh:
They examine him. If he claims that he has grown hair, they examine him, just as they examined the leader of the tribe of Quraizah. If they find that he has grown hair, he has reached puberty. As for the completion of the age, we do not know about that, but his word is accepted in that matter, because this is known only from his side.
The presenter:
May Allah have preceded you in success.
The Shaykh:
And reaching the age of fifteen years is known by the time of his birth; it is calculated by the time of his birth, the date of his birth.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/86 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (48:34)
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