Is the hudud punishment carried out on one who commits apostasy before reaching the age of maturity?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person commits apostasy while he is of discerning age but has not reached the age of maturity, is the punishment for apostasy carried out on him, or is he waited upon until he reaches maturity?

Answer:
This questioner, whom you have read, says that the punishment for apostasy is carried out on him. The correct opinion, and Allah knows best, is that he is not ruled to be an apostate until he reaches maturity. If he persists in what he is upon after reaching maturity, he is ruled to be an apostate.