The ruling on a male and female who commit zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) before reaching puberty

Question:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If the male and female who commit zina are below the age of maturity, then what is done with them is…

Answer:
The one who is below the age of maturity is given a discretionary punishment (ta'zir). He is given a discretionary punishment because this falls under the category of upbringing. So they are given a severe discretionary punishment until they are deterred from it and do not become accustomed to this thing from a young age. This is upbringing. Correct upbringing is necessary. It is obligatory upon fathers, it is obligatory upon fathers, that they raise their children and beat them for violations, and that they follow up with them. They neglect them and leave them, so they grow up with indifference, with evil, and with… Yes.