The Time to Order Young Children to Fast in Ramadan
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh! When do I command my young children to fast the month of Ramadan?
Answer:
When they are able to do so. When they reach seven years of age, they become those who can distinguish right from wrong. You command them to pray, and you command them to fast as well, if they are able to do so, so that they may practice it and so that they may receive reward for it. For them, it is a voluntary act, and you also receive reward if you command them to do it and train them in it. Yes.
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh! When do I command my young children to fast the month of Ramadan?
Answer:
When they are able to do so. When they reach seven years of age, they become those who can distinguish right from wrong. You command them to pray, and you command them to fast as well, if they are able to do so, so that they may practice it and so that they may receive reward for it. For them, it is a voluntary act, and you also receive reward if you command them to do it and train them in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (099) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-08-09] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (16:18)
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