What is the ruling on the Hajj of a child?
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السؤال:
The listener Ahmad Muhammad Dhahi asks and says: This year, if Allah wills, I intend to perform Hajj, and my son, who is nine and a half years old, will be with me. Does this Hajj count for him as the obligatory Hajj?
Answer:
No, it does not suffice for him until he reaches puberty, until he reaches the age of maturity. However, it is a voluntary act for you, and you receive reward, and he receives reward. Sa'ib ibn Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I performed Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when I was seven years old."
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any child who performs Hajj, then reaches the age of maturity meaning: puberty, must perform Hajj again. And any slave who performs Hajj, then is freed, must perform Hajj again." So the Hajj of the slave is voluntary, and the Hajj of the child is voluntary. When he reaches puberty and is able to perform Hajj, it becomes obligatory for him to perform the obligatory Hajj. Likewise, when the slave is freed and is able to perform Hajj, it becomes obligatory for him to perform the obligatory Hajj.
Reaching puberty occurs through three things:
The first is completing fifteen years of age. When one completes fifteen years, he becomes a man, and so does the woman.
The second is the growth of coarse hair around the private parts, around the front. When the hair grows around the front, and it is called pubic hair, or the hair, when this hair grows for a man or a woman, the man becomes accountable, and the woman becomes accountable. Prayer, fasting Ramadan, and Hajj, if he is able to perform Hajj, become obligatory for both, and the woman is likewise. With this growth, the man becomes accountable, and the woman becomes accountable.
The third is the emission of semen. If a man emits semen due to desire, whether through wet dreams, thinking, or touching, he becomes an adult; he becomes a man. Likewise, if a woman emits through thinking or through a wet dream, she becomes an adult through this emission, even if she is... ten years old, or nine years old, or eleven years old, or thirteen years old. When she reaches nine years of age, she is a woman suitable for marriage. She may have wet dreams, she may grow, she may also menstruate, and she is ten years old, or over nine years old, having completed nine years, she may menstruate. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "When a girl reaches nine years of age, she is a woman." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) consummated his marriage with Aisha when she was nine years old.
These are three things: The first is completing fifteen years of age for the man and the woman.
The second is the growth of the hair, the growth of coarse hair around the private parts, around the front, for both the man and the woman, the hair.
The third is the emission of semen due to desire, for both the man and the woman, through wet dreams, or without wet dreams, and there is also a ghusl (full ritual bath) in it... the ghusl makes the man accountable, and the woman becomes accountable with this emission.
And there is a fourth matter specific to the woman, which is menstruation. If she menstruates, she becomes a woman, and this is a fourth matter. So if she menstruates and she is nine, or ten, or older, she is a woman. As for the blood she sees before nine, no action is based on it; it must be over nine, nine or more. If she sees menstruation and she is nine, or more, she is a woman, and she does not pray while menstruation is present until she becomes pure, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener Ahmad Muhammad Dhahi asks and says: This year, if Allah wills, I intend to perform Hajj, and my son, who is nine and a half years old, will be with me. Does this Hajj count for him as the obligatory Hajj?
Answer:
No, it does not suffice for him until he reaches puberty, until he reaches the age of maturity. However, it is a voluntary act for you, and you receive reward, and he receives reward. Sa'ib ibn Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I performed Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when I was seven years old."
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any child who performs Hajj, then reaches the age of maturity meaning: puberty, must perform Hajj again. And any slave who performs Hajj, then is freed, must perform Hajj again." So the Hajj of the slave is voluntary, and the Hajj of the child is voluntary. When he reaches puberty and is able to perform Hajj, it becomes obligatory for him to perform the obligatory Hajj. Likewise, when the slave is freed and is able to perform Hajj, it becomes obligatory for him to perform the obligatory Hajj.
Reaching puberty occurs through three things:
The first is completing fifteen years of age. When one completes fifteen years, he becomes a man, and so does the woman.
The second is the growth of coarse hair around the private parts, around the front. When the hair grows around the front, and it is called pubic hair, or the hair, when this hair grows for a man or a woman, the man becomes accountable, and the woman becomes accountable. Prayer, fasting Ramadan, and Hajj, if he is able to perform Hajj, become obligatory for both, and the woman is likewise. With this growth, the man becomes accountable, and the woman becomes accountable.
The third is the emission of semen. If a man emits semen due to desire, whether through wet dreams, thinking, or touching, he becomes an adult; he becomes a man. Likewise, if a woman emits through thinking or through a wet dream, she becomes an adult through this emission, even if she is... ten years old, or nine years old, or eleven years old, or thirteen years old. When she reaches nine years of age, she is a woman suitable for marriage. She may have wet dreams, she may grow, she may also menstruate, and she is ten years old, or over nine years old, having completed nine years, she may menstruate. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "When a girl reaches nine years of age, she is a woman." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) consummated his marriage with Aisha when she was nine years old.
These are three things: The first is completing fifteen years of age for the man and the woman.
The second is the growth of the hair, the growth of coarse hair around the private parts, around the front, for both the man and the woman, the hair.
The third is the emission of semen due to desire, for both the man and the woman, through wet dreams, or without wet dreams, and there is also a ghusl (full ritual bath) in it... the ghusl makes the man accountable, and the woman becomes accountable with this emission.
And there is a fourth matter specific to the woman, which is menstruation. If she menstruates, she becomes a woman, and this is a fourth matter. So if she menstruates and she is nine, or ten, or older, she is a woman. As for the blood she sees before nine, no action is based on it; it must be over nine, nine or more. If she sees menstruation and she is nine, or more, she is a woman, and she does not pray while menstruation is present until she becomes pure, yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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