When we wanted to perform 'Umrah, our mother washed our younger sister with the intention of entering ihram and performing 'Umrah, and during the sa'y, our sister did not complete these rounds due to her inability, and
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The questioner : When we wanted to perform 'Umrah, our mother washed our younger sister with the intention of entering ihram and performing 'Umrah. During the sa'y, our sister did not complete these rounds due to her inability, which was because of her young age; she was approximately three years old. We heard that we have to pay a fidyah because she did not complete the 'Umrah. Is this correct?
The Shaykh : If a boy or a girl is below the age of puberty and exits the state of ihram before completing it, meaning they exit the ritual before completing it, there is no blame on them. This is because they are not accountable, and based on this, there is nothing required of this girl.
On this occasion, I would like to say: It is not good for a person to burden himself and his children, both male and female, with entering ihram for 'Umrah or Hajj during days of congestion and peak seasons. A person should not do this because it causes hardship for the child who entered ihram, especially if we say that completing the ritual is obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It also occupies the heart and mind of their family. It is better for a person to devote himself to his own ritual and leave his children without a ritual. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order his Ummah to take young children on Hajj. The most that happened was that a woman brought a child to him and said, "Is there a Hajj for this one?" He said: But he did not order his Ummah to take the children on Hajj.
Therefore, what I see is that it is better to leave the children without ihram during days of congestion and peak seasons, because that is easier for them and for their families. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. This is what he will say.
The Shaykh : If a boy or a girl is below the age of puberty and exits the state of ihram before completing it, meaning they exit the ritual before completing it, there is no blame on them. This is because they are not accountable, and based on this, there is nothing required of this girl.
On this occasion, I would like to say: It is not good for a person to burden himself and his children, both male and female, with entering ihram for 'Umrah or Hajj during days of congestion and peak seasons. A person should not do this because it causes hardship for the child who entered ihram, especially if we say that completing the ritual is obligatory.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It also occupies the heart and mind of their family. It is better for a person to devote himself to his own ritual and leave his children without a ritual. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order his Ummah to take young children on Hajj. The most that happened was that a woman brought a child to him and said, "Is there a Hajj for this one?" He said:
Yes, and you have a reward
نعم، ولك أجرTherefore, what I see is that it is better to leave the children without ihram during days of congestion and peak seasons, because that is easier for them and for their families. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. This is what he will say.