If a child performs Hajj and does something of the prohibited acts of Hajj, is there anything required of him?

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.

The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, yes, may Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : Good evening.

The questioner : It is authentically reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that a child has a Hajj, that is, one who is not yet of age.

The Shaykh : Correct.

The questioner : If he commits any of the prohibitions of ihram, is there anything required of him?

The Shaykh : By Allah, there is a difference of opinion among the scholars.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Some say there is nothing required of him because he is not accountable.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : And that if he breaks the state of ihram and leaves off the rites, there is no harm. Do you understand?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : I see that in these times, with the hardship, the heat, and the fatigue, children should not enter the state of ihram,

The questioner : they should not enter the state of ihram.

The Shaykh : Yes, because there is hardship in it.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : But if there is no hardship, there is nothing wrong with it.

The questioner : There is nothing wrong with it.