The boy in the madhhab: if he performs Hajj before reaching puberty, it is a nafilah. What is their evidence?
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The questioner : Regarding the boy in the madhhab, if he performs Hajj before reaching puberty, it is a nafilah. You did not clarify the stronger position in this matter; you did not clarify whether the stronger position is that if he performs Hajj before reaching puberty, it is considered a nafilah, or that the obligation of Hajj is dropped from him.
The Shaykh : No, if the boy performs Hajj before reaching puberty, it is a nafilah and the obligatory Hajj is not dropped from him.
The questioner : Shaykh, what is the evidence for that? Many acts of worship, if a minor performs them before reaching puberty, suffice for him. For example, the testimony: before he reaches puberty, if he utters the two testimonies, is he not required to do so?
The Shaykh : Because the testimony is the foundation. The testimony is the foundation, and the boy follows his parents. If his parents are Muslims, he is a Muslim even if he does not utter the testimony. But if he refuses to utter the testimony after reaching the age of discernment, he does not follow his parents.
The questioner : In the hadith, the woman said: Does he have to perform Hajj?
The Shaykh : No, she said: Does he have a Hajj? He said: Yes, he has a Hajj.
The questioner : This does not indicate ...?
The Shaykh : No, it does not indicate sufficiency, because if he performs Hajj before reaching puberty, he has not been addressed with this command until now. So if he has not been addressed with it, it is like if he prayed the prayer before its time entered.
The Shaykh : No, if the boy performs Hajj before reaching puberty, it is a nafilah and the obligatory Hajj is not dropped from him.
The questioner : Shaykh, what is the evidence for that? Many acts of worship, if a minor performs them before reaching puberty, suffice for him. For example, the testimony: before he reaches puberty, if he utters the two testimonies, is he not required to do so?
The Shaykh : Because the testimony is the foundation. The testimony is the foundation, and the boy follows his parents. If his parents are Muslims, he is a Muslim even if he does not utter the testimony. But if he refuses to utter the testimony after reaching the age of discernment, he does not follow his parents.
The questioner : In the hadith, the woman said: Does he have to perform Hajj?
The Shaykh : No, she said: Does he have a Hajj? He said: Yes, he has a Hajj.
The questioner : This does not indicate ...?
The Shaykh : No, it does not indicate sufficiency, because if he performs Hajj before reaching puberty, he has not been addressed with this command until now. So if he has not been addressed with it, it is like if he prayed the prayer before its time entered.