The discussion regarding the Hajj of a child.
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
What do you say, O Ali, about a child who reaches puberty during the Hajj after standing at 'Arafah?
The questioner : ... If he is able to return to 'Arafah ... .
The Shaykh : If he is able to return to 'Arafah, he returns, according to the view that his obligatory duty was valid from the beginning.
The Shaykh : Meaning he returns and stands?
The questioner : He returns and stands, provided he does not delay ... otherwise, it is not valid if the dawn breaks, because standing at 'Arafah becomes impossible.
The Shaykh : The answer states that if it is possible for him to return and stand at 'Arafah such that the time for standing remains, then he returns and stands at 'Arafah, and his obligatory duty is valid. If it is not possible for him to return to 'Arafah before the dawn breaks, then his Hajj remains a voluntary one, which is valid.
What do you say, O Yahya, about a child who enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah and then reaches puberty before beginning the tawaf?
The questioner : If he reaches puberty before beginning the tawaf, then ... .
The Shaykh : Then it becomes an obligatory duty; it turns into an obligatory duty, or otherwise, must he intend it?
The questioner : He must intend it.
The Shaykh : Khalid?
The questioner : It turns into an obligatory duty without him intending it.
The Shaykh : It turns into an obligatory duty even if he does not intend it. We have two views on this issue. Yes?
The questioner : The correct view is the second one.
The Shaykh : The correct view is the second one. Good, it is valid.
Who is the capable person about whom we said that Hajj is obligatory upon him, the one about whom we said that Hajj is obligatory upon him? Ahmad?
The questioner : ... The provisions and the mount.
The Shaykh : And what else?
The questioner : The provisions and the mount
The Shaykh : And what else? Is there something else?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, let it be. Now that we have reached this point, come, O Aqil.
The questioner : We said that whether he is ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, yes, Sa'd.
The questioner : One who is able to ride and has found the provisions and the mount.
The Shaykh : One who is able to ride and has found the provisions and the mount. Good, do we stipulate that the provisions and the mount must be of a specific description, or are the provisions and the mount absolute?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : ... They must be suitable for him. Yes, it is stipulated that they must be suitable for him.
The Shaykh : And the correct view is that it is stipulated for both that he be able to reach Makkah and return from it, even if the provisions are not suitable for him, because the provisions of a traveler are not like the provisions of a resident.
What do you say, O Ali, about a child who reaches puberty during the Hajj after standing at 'Arafah?
The questioner : ... If he is able to return to 'Arafah ... .
The Shaykh : If he is able to return to 'Arafah, he returns, according to the view that his obligatory duty was valid from the beginning.
The Shaykh : Meaning he returns and stands?
The questioner : He returns and stands, provided he does not delay ... otherwise, it is not valid if the dawn breaks, because standing at 'Arafah becomes impossible.
The Shaykh : The answer states that if it is possible for him to return and stand at 'Arafah such that the time for standing remains, then he returns and stands at 'Arafah, and his obligatory duty is valid. If it is not possible for him to return to 'Arafah before the dawn breaks, then his Hajj remains a voluntary one, which is valid.
What do you say, O Yahya, about a child who enters the state of ihram for 'Umrah and then reaches puberty before beginning the tawaf?
The questioner : If he reaches puberty before beginning the tawaf, then ... .
The Shaykh : Then it becomes an obligatory duty; it turns into an obligatory duty, or otherwise, must he intend it?
The questioner : He must intend it.
The Shaykh : Khalid?
The questioner : It turns into an obligatory duty without him intending it.
The Shaykh : It turns into an obligatory duty even if he does not intend it. We have two views on this issue. Yes?
The questioner : The correct view is the second one.
The Shaykh : The correct view is the second one. Good, it is valid.
Who is the capable person about whom we said that Hajj is obligatory upon him, the one about whom we said that Hajj is obligatory upon him? Ahmad?
The questioner : ... The provisions and the mount.
The Shaykh : And what else?
The questioner : The provisions and the mount
The Shaykh : And what else? Is there something else?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, let it be. Now that we have reached this point, come, O Aqil.
The questioner : We said that whether he is ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, yes, Sa'd.
The questioner : One who is able to ride and has found the provisions and the mount.
The Shaykh : One who is able to ride and has found the provisions and the mount. Good, do we stipulate that the provisions and the mount must be of a specific description, or are the provisions and the mount absolute?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : ... They must be suitable for him. Yes, it is stipulated that they must be suitable for him.
The Shaykh : And the correct view is that it is stipulated for both that he be able to reach Makkah and return from it, even if the provisions are not suitable for him, because the provisions of a traveler are not like the provisions of a resident.