What is your comment on Ibn Hajar’s statement in al-Fath: “And that it is not forbidden for children to wear it, because they are not described as having taqwa (mindfulness of Allah).”
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The questioner :“And that it is not forbidden for children to wear it, because they are not described as having taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), and the majority of scholars have stated the permissibility of dressing them in it on occasions such as the festival”.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And as for other times, it is the same in the stronger view among the Shafi'is, and the opposite is the view of the Hanbalis, and there is a third view “that it is prohibited after the age of discernment”.
The Shaykh : Yes, the correct view in this issue is the Hanbali school, which holds that it is forbidden to dress a boy in what is forbidden to dress an adult in, because the ruling is the same. The generality of the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): is evidence that the ruling is general for adult males and non-adult males. Yes.
As for his statement that he is not described as having taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), it is said that he is described as such following his parents. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1385 So if the boy is from Muslim parents, he is described as having taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) because he is a Muslim. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The hadith of al-Hasan ibn 'Ali in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim that Abu Hurayrah ... the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the market ... the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Where is Luqaymah ... Luqaymah,” so I thought his mother was washing him, and he came out wearing a silk garment or a silk garment, and he was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And as for other times, it is the same in the stronger view among the Shafi'is, and the opposite is the view of the Hanbalis, and there is a third view “that it is prohibited after the age of discernment”.
The Shaykh : Yes, the correct view in this issue is the Hanbali school, which holds that it is forbidden to dress a boy in what is forbidden to dress an adult in, because the ruling is the same. The generality of the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
He prohibited it for their males
حرّم على ذكورهاAs for his statement that he is not described as having taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), it is said that he is described as such following his parents. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism
أبواه يهوّدانه أو ينصّرانه أو يمجّسانهThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The hadith of al-Hasan ibn 'Ali in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim that Abu Hurayrah ... the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the market ... the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Where is Luqaymah ... Luqaymah,” so I thought his mother was washing him, and he came out wearing a silk garment or a silk garment, and he was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Yes.