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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Hajj of the Child Who Has Not Reached Puberty

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Question:
Here the questioner says: Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj when I have not yet reached the signs of puberty?

Answer:
Yes, it is permissible, even for a child in the cradle; it is permissible for him to perform Hajj, and he has a Hajj.
Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) once spat in his clothes.لقي ركب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في الطريق.
Sahih al-Bukhari 241
So...فا.
They said: Who are you?قالوا من القوم؟
He said: Muhammad and his companions.قال محمد وأصحابه.
A woman raised a boy with her and said: Is there a Hajj for this one?فرفعت امرأة صبيا معها وقالت ألي هذا حج
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He said: "Yes, and you will be rewarded.قال نعم، ولك أجر الصغير
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2645
A child may perform Hajj even if he is in the cradle. If he is of the age of discernment, he intends the state of ihram himself, and he performs the circumambulation and the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah himself, in the company of his father or his guardian. If he is below the age of discernment, his guardian carries him, performs the circumambulation with him, and performs the walking with him while he is being carried, and he intends the state of ihram on his behalf and keeps him away from the prohibitions of ihram. His father does this, and it counts as a Hajj for him, but his Hajj is a voluntary one until he reaches puberty. So, the Hajj of one who is below the age of puberty is a voluntary one. When he reaches puberty, he performs the Hajj of Islam. Is his previous Hajj valid? It is a voluntary one for him before the obligatory one. Yes.
Source 75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 06--21-11-1432 — archive.org (14:42)

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