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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The obligation of a woman to pray and fast if she menstruates at the age of nine

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Question:
(may Allah be pleased with him) If a woman menstruates at the age of nine, is she considered obligated to pray and fast, and are the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) applied to her, or must she reach the age of fifteen?

Answer:
No, if she reaches the age of nine and menstruates, she becomes a woman, and the obligations and hudud are applied to her because she has become a woman. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 010 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الطهارة / الحيض / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:48)

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