A woman asks: I intended to perform 'Umrah for my son who is three years old. When I dressed him in the ihram garments, I faced difficulties, so I dressed him in sewn clothing. What should I do?
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The questioner : The questioner says, I intended to perform 'Umrah for my son who is three years old...
The Shaykh : My son?
The reader: ... She took her son with her, who is three years old, and we faced difficulties, so she dressed him in sewn clothing. What should she do?
The Shaykh : This woman says that she entered the state of ihram with her young son. It is well known that entering ihram with young children is permissible, because a woman brought a boy to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2645 And if Hajj is established for a child, then 'Umrah is the same, because 'Umrah is a lesser Hajj, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said. He (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 932Sahih (Darussalam) And he said to 'Ali ibn Amiyah: Sahih Muslim 1180a.
Accordingly, if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted Hajj for a young child, then 'Umrah is the same. If the child is male, he wears an izar and a rida. If the child is female, she wears whatever she wishes, because a woman does not have a specific garment for ihram, unlike a man.
However, in her question, she says that due to certain circumstances, the child left off the rituals. This happens often, as some children, when they see hardship, leave off the rituals and say, "I will not perform tawaf, I will not perform sa'y, and nothing else." The scholars have differed on this issue:
Some scholars said that if a child enters ihram, he must complete his rituals. Other scholars held that completing the rituals is not obligatory, and that if hardship or fatigue befalls his guardian or the child himself, it is permissible for him to exit the state of ihram. This is the position of Abu Hanifah, and it is a very strong opinion. This is because the pen is lifted from the child, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Based on this opinion, our answer to this question is: they owe nothing regarding the child exiting the state of ihram.
The Shaykh : My son?
The reader: ... She took her son with her, who is three years old, and we faced difficulties, so she dressed him in sewn clothing. What should she do?
The Shaykh : This woman says that she entered the state of ihram with her young son. It is well known that entering ihram with young children is permissible, because a woman brought a boy to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said:
is there Hajj for this one?" He said: "Yes, and you will be rewarded.
ألهذا حج ؟ قال : نعم ، ولك أجرUmrah has been entered into Hajj
دخلت العمرة في الحجdo in your 'Umra what you do in your Hajj
اصنع في عمرتك ما أنت صانع في حجكAccordingly, if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted Hajj for a young child, then 'Umrah is the same. If the child is male, he wears an izar and a rida. If the child is female, she wears whatever she wishes, because a woman does not have a specific garment for ihram, unlike a man.
However, in her question, she says that due to certain circumstances, the child left off the rituals. This happens often, as some children, when they see hardship, leave off the rituals and say, "I will not perform tawaf, I will not perform sa'y, and nothing else." The scholars have differed on this issue:
Some scholars said that if a child enters ihram, he must complete his rituals. Other scholars held that completing the rituals is not obligatory, and that if hardship or fatigue befalls his guardian or the child himself, it is permissible for him to exit the state of ihram. This is the position of Abu Hanifah, and it is a very strong opinion. This is because the pen is lifted from the child, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: