Ihram of the Small Child

Question:
The brother Abu 'Abdullah asks: Shaykh, regarding the ihram of the children and taking them to Hajj, I fear they may not complete the tawaf or the sa'y. How is their ihram to be performed? May you be rewarded.

Answer:
If you intend the ihram on their behalf, if they are of discernment, having reached the age of seven years or more, they enter ihram for themselves, because their intention is valid and they understand how to avoid the prohibitions of ihram. If they are males, they enter ihram as males do, and if they are females, they enter ihram as females do. They perform tawaf with you and sa'y with you, even if they are carried, if they need to be carried. As for those below the age of discernment, you intend the ihram on their behalf, you keep them away from the prohibitions of ihram, you perform tawaf with them, you perform sa'y with them, they accompany you to the sacred sites at 'Arafah, at Muzdalifah, and at Mina, and you stone the pillars on their behalf. Yes.