The Age of Religious Accountability

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the age of religious accountability? And what is the ruling on children who die before this age?

Answer:
The age of legal responsibility is fifteen years. If a child reaches fifteen years of age, he has reached maturity, as evidenced by the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: in the Battle of , meaning he did not permit me to fight or carry weapons. I presented myself to him in the year of the Trench; I presented myself to him in the year of the Trench, and I was fifteen years old, so he permitted me. The Trench was one year after Uhud, which indicates that the age of legal responsibility is fifteen years. However, legal responsibility may occur before that through the growth of hair around the private parts, the growth of hair around the private parts, or through ejaculation and wet dreams. For a girl, it may occur through menstruation. The last of the signs of maturity is the age of fifteen years. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.