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1363. 'Abdullāh bin Az-Zubair narrated: "A man from the Anṣār disputed with Az-Zubair before the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about the canals of Harrah which they used to irrigate the date-palms. The Anṣārī said: 'Let the water pass.' But he refused. So they brought
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ. This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge, and it is the view of [Sufyān] Ath-Thawrī, Ibn Al-Mubārak, Ash-Shāfi'ī, Aḥmad and Ishāq. They held the view that when a boy reaches fifteen years of age then he is judged as a man is judged. If he were to have a wet dream before fifteen years then he would be judged as a man is judged. Aḥmad and Ishāq said that there are three marks for responsibility: Reaching fifteen years of age or having a wet dream, when his age and his having wet dream cannot be ascertained, then Inbāt — that is — growing of pubic hairs.
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In view of the scholars, the age of puberty is fifteen years for both male and female. The other criterion of maturity or age of puberty is the start of the wet dream for boys and menstruating for girls. All A'immah agree on this point. This narration appears again, see no. 1711. There the author added that it is Gharib, that is the first version he cited here.
