The ruling on applying the fixed Qur'anic punishments to a boy who has a nocturnal emission and is ten years old
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a boy has a nocturnal emission and is only ten years old, are the fixed Qur'anic punishments applied to him, whether he is of discernment or not?
Answer:
If a person reaches maturity by the emission of semen, and something occurs from him that necessitates the fixed Qur'anic punishment, the punishment is applied to him. However, if he is a virgin, he is flogged; and if he has married and had intercourse with his wife, then the punishment for a man is applied to him. Yes. Likewise, if he drinks intoxicants, he is flogged; or if he steals, his hand is cut off and he is enslaved, as long as he is of age, the fixed Qur'anic punishments are applied to him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, if a boy has a nocturnal emission and is only ten years old, are the fixed Qur'anic punishments applied to him, whether he is of discernment or not?
Answer:
If a person reaches maturity by the emission of semen, and something occurs from him that necessitates the fixed Qur'anic punishment, the punishment is applied to him. However, if he is a virgin, he is flogged; and if he has married and had intercourse with his wife, then the punishment for a man is applied to him. Yes. Likewise, if he drinks intoxicants, he is flogged; or if he steals, his hand is cut off and he is enslaved, as long as he is of age, the fixed Qur'anic punishments are applied to him. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب الصلح — islamhouse.com (0:37)
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