When is a child ordered to fast?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : And regarding fasting, O Shaykh, when is a child ordered to fast?
The Shaykh : He is ordered to do so when he is able.
The questioner : When he is able.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct. The women of the Ansar used to make their children fast. They would make toys for them out of cotton, and the mothers would amuse these children with these toys so that they would be occupied with them and not ask for food until breaking the fast. This is a good educational method.
The Shaykh : He is ordered to do so when he is able.
The questioner : When he is able.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct. The women of the Ansar used to make their children fast. They would make toys for them out of cotton, and the mothers would amuse these children with these toys so that they would be occupied with them and not ask for food until breaking the fast. This is a good educational method.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.