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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is meant by those who have not reached puberty in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “O you who believe, let those who are under your authority…”

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Question:
The questioner says: Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, let those whomيَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِيَسْتَأْذِنكُمُ الَّذِينَ مَلَكَتْ
[An-Nur 24:58]
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Answer:
I ask your permission.
let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among you ask permission of you [before entering] at three timesلِيَسْتَأْذِنكُمُ الَّذِينَ مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحُلُمَ مِنكُمْ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
[An-Nur 24:58]
What is meant by those who have not reached puberty? Children; the reference is to young children who have not reached the age of maturity, the age of legal accountability.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بالذين لم يبلغوا الحلم في قوله تعالى (يا أيها الذين آمنوا ليستأذنكم ) #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com

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