Ihram for Children Before and After the Age of Discrimination
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Question:
He says: I am going to go with my children, Shaykh Salih, and we have three children, aged three, five, and seven. Do we put them in ihram normally, like the older ones, or do we leave them in Ta'if?
Answer:
If you leave them in Ta'if, there is nothing wrong with that. If you go with them and intend ihram on their behalf, provided they are below the age of discernment—below seven years old—you intend on their behalf and perform the rites for them as you do for yourself. As for those who have reached the age of discernment, seven years old and above, they enter ihram for themselves, because their intention is valid. They intend ihram themselves, and you keep them away from the prohibitions of ihram and help them perform the rites. You must be patient with the hardship. Yes.
He says: I am going to go with my children, Shaykh Salih, and we have three children, aged three, five, and seven. Do we put them in ihram normally, like the older ones, or do we leave them in Ta'if?
Answer:
If you leave them in Ta'if, there is nothing wrong with that. If you go with them and intend ihram on their behalf, provided they are below the age of discernment—below seven years old—you intend on their behalf and perform the rites for them as you do for yourself. As for those who have reached the age of discernment, seven years old and above, they enter ihram for themselves, because their intention is valid. They intend ihram themselves, and you keep them away from the prohibitions of ihram and help them perform the rites. You must be patient with the hardship. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (016) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1433-12-01] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (24:57)
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