Is a child ordered to fast before reaching puberty?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh. This brother Sultan says: Do you see, Honorable Shaykh, that we should order a boy under the age of fifteen to fast?
Answer:
Yes, you order him if he is before puberty; you order him as a recommendation. But if he reaches puberty, he is ordered to fast; it becomes obligatory for him, and he is required to fast when he reaches puberty. Puberty is not limited to fifteen years; puberty can occur through wet dreams, through the growth of coarse hair around the private parts, or through the growth of a mustache. Puberty has signs other than age. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Shaykh. This brother Sultan says: Do you see, Honorable Shaykh, that we should order a boy under the age of fifteen to fast?
Answer:
Yes, you order him if he is before puberty; you order him as a recommendation. But if he reaches puberty, he is ordered to fast; it becomes obligatory for him, and he is required to fast when he reaches puberty. Puberty is not limited to fifteen years; puberty can occur through wet dreams, through the growth of coarse hair around the private parts, or through the growth of a mustache. Puberty has signs other than age. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2043 - هل يؤمر الطفل بالصيام قبل البلوغ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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