Separating children of different ages in their sleeping arrangements
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My children are of different ages. The girls are thirteen years old, or eleven and eleven, and the boys are ten years old, and the rest are young. He says: Are these children to be separated, or is it necessary for the males to reach puberty before the separation is required?
Answer:
Separation is required from the age of ten, whether they have reached puberty or not. If they have reached puberty, there is no doubt about it. But if they have not reached ten, they are approaching puberty and have developed, so they are to be separated. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My children are of different ages. The girls are thirteen years old, or eleven and eleven, and the boys are ten years old, and the rest are young. He says: Are these children to be separated, or is it necessary for the males to reach puberty before the separation is required?
Answer:
Separation is required from the age of ten, whether they have reached puberty or not. If they have reached puberty, there is no doubt about it. But if they have not reached ten, they are approaching puberty and have developed, so they are to be separated. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أمر الصبي بالصلاة تمرينا لا وجوبا — islamhouse.com (51:53)
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