Darulifta Ahlesunnat
(Dawateislami)
Question
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ
الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
Yes, the
same ruling will apply to fasting as well. It means when a child becomes seven
years old, he should be asked for fasting provided that he has enough strength.
When he becomes ten years old and he still doesn’t fast, he should be beaten
and made to keep a fast.
Shaykh Shams-ud-din Muhammad Khurasani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه has
stated:
ویؤمر الصبی بالصوم اذا اطاقہ کما
قال ابو بکر الرازی وعن محمد رحمہ اللہ انہ یؤدب حینئذ وقال ابو
حفص انہ یضرب ابن عشر سنین علی الصوم کما علی الصلوۃ
وھو الصحیح[1]
Shaykh Ala-ud-din Haskafi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه has
stated:
ويؤمر الصبي بالصوم إذا أطاقه ويضرب عليه ابن
عشر كالصلاة في الأصح
While
commenting on it, Allamah Shaami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه has
said:
قال ط وقدر بسبع والمشاهد في صبيان زماننا عدم
إطاقتهم الصوم في هذا السن ،قلت يختلف ذلك باختلاف الجسم واختلاف الوقت صيفا وشتاء
والظاهر أنه يؤمر بقدر الإطاقة إذا لم يطق جميع الشهر[2]
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ
اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی
عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
Answered By: Mufti Muhammad Qasim Attari
Date: 6th Ramadan Al-Mubarak 1437 A.H. (June 12, 2016)
Water going down throat by mistake in the state of Sawm(fasting)
How should Siyam [fasts] of Shawwal be observed?
Eating and drinking something on suspicion of invalidation of Sawm(fast)
Ruling on doing Iftar by mistake before time
How is it for a Sawm-keeping(fasting) person to eat and drink water, etc. after vomit?
How is it to swallow saliva in the state of Sawm(fast)?
Acidic belch in the state of Sawm
Clarification of the two cases in which Sawm(fast) becomes invalid