One Who May Be Exempt From The Legal Punishment
Darussalam · Volume 3
20. The Chapters On Legal PunishmentsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2543 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 850
Source no. 2543 · Volume 6 · Page 43
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١١٨٦)
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2543. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "I was presented to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ on the day of Uhud, when I was fourteen years old, but he did not permit me (to fight). I was presented to him on the Day of Khandaq when I was fifteen years old, and he permitted me (to fight)." (Sahih) Nāfi' said: "I narrated this Hadith to 'Umar bin 'Abdul-'Aziz during his caliphate and said: This is the dividing line between young and old."
2543 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: «عُرِضْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ، وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي، وَعُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، فَأَجَازَنِي» ، قَالَ نَافِعٌ: فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فِي خِلَافَتِهِ فَقَالَ: «هَذَا فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ الصَّغِيرِ وَالْكَبِيرِ»
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a. On the basis of this narration many scholars have argued that the age of fifteen is the age of puberty, and a boy at this age should be considered an adult. b. Normally puberty is judged from other signs, like appearance of pubic hair, wet dreams, menstrual course in girls etc. If these signs do not appear at the proper time in a boy or a girl then the age of fifteen should be considered the mark of adulthood.