The Ruling on Applying the Fixed Punishment to a Minor
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if the offender is a minor, is the fixed punishment applied to him or is he given a discretionary punishment? And is reaching puberty a requirement for applying the fixed punishment? Yes.
Answer:
In my view, punishments and religious obligations are not obligatory until puberty is reached. So, if a minor commits an act of aggression, such as killing, the fixed punishment is not applied to him because he is not accountable and his mind is not sound. Likewise, if he steals, his hand is not cut off because he is not accountable. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, if the offender is a minor, is the fixed punishment applied to him or is he given a discretionary punishment? And is reaching puberty a requirement for applying the fixed punishment? Yes.
Answer:
In my view, punishments and religious obligations are not obligatory until puberty is reached. So, if a minor commits an act of aggression, such as killing, the fixed punishment is not applied to him because he is not accountable and his mind is not sound. Likewise, if he steals, his hand is not cut off because he is not accountable. Yes.
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