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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The age at which the description of orphanhood ceases

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Question:
This person is asking about the orphan. He says: He is the one who has lost his father, but is there a specific age at which he is no longer considered an orphan?

Answer:
Yes, when he reaches puberty, the state of orphanhood ceases for him, and he becomes a man. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There is no orphanhood after pubertyلا يتم بعد احتلام
Sunan Abi Dawud 2873Sahih (Al-Albani)
Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (25:05)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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