The Age of Maturity and the Signs of Puberty
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: When does the age of maturity begin, O Shaykh, for a boy and a girl?
The Shaykh:
It occurs with the sign of puberty. For a girl, it is menstruation or the appearance of coarse hair around the private parts. Likewise, if she reaches fifteen years of age, that is the limit; puberty is attained by that.
The questioner:
I am from Jeddah.
The Shaykh:
I mean the growth of hair or wet dreams. If a boy has a wet dream while sleeping and something comes out of him, that is a sign of puberty. Likewise, if he reaches fifteen years of age without having a wet dream or growing hair, but he has reached fifteen years, he is considered to have reached puberty by age. As for the woman, or the girl, she reaches puberty by the occurrence of menstruation. Yes.
The questioner asks: When does the age of maturity begin, O Shaykh, for a boy and a girl?
The Shaykh:
It occurs with the sign of puberty. For a girl, it is menstruation or the appearance of coarse hair around the private parts. Likewise, if she reaches fifteen years of age, that is the limit; puberty is attained by that.
The questioner:
I am from Jeddah.
The Shaykh:
I mean the growth of hair or wet dreams. If a boy has a wet dream while sleeping and something comes out of him, that is a sign of puberty. Likewise, if he reaches fifteen years of age without having a wet dream or growing hair, but he has reached fifteen years, he is considered to have reached puberty by age. As for the woman, or the girl, she reaches puberty by the occurrence of menstruation. Yes.
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