Puberty and Responsibility
44 questions
Does the act of masturbating once, with uncertainty about the emission of semen, count as puberty?
What are the limits of the legal responsibility of a brother towards his orphaned sister whose affairs he manages? And is he obligated to check on her daily, or is visiting her two days a week sufficient?
What is the ruling on one who was subjected to sexual assault in their childhood and was a victim, and how does a young woman overcome her hatred of men and the idea of marriage because of that?
At what age does semen come out of a girl?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding someone who sinned against girls, then repented, but was unable to contact them to seek forgiveness except for one who forgave him, and he believes that most of this happened before puberty? Is he still sinful for that, and what if they committedZina?
Is sin reckoned against a boy who has not reached 15 years of age, and will he be punished for an action he committed at the age of 13, by exposing his private parts to his sister, and will his repentance be accepted?
Will my repentance be accepted and will God forgive me if I stole money when I was young, knowing that I do not remember whether or not I had reached puberty, and must I return the money for my repentance and forgiveness to be complete?
What should the questioner do to return what he stole in his youth from a supermarket that no longer exists, and what is required of him to return what he stole from his mother when he does not know the amount and does not possess money, and how can he return what he stole from the bookstore owner who used to pay bribes, and is the bookstore owner's money considered illicit due to the bribes?
Is it obligatory to make up prayers and fasts for a wet dream at the age of ten or eleven, without recalling seeing semen or pre-seminal fluid, and without the appearance of physical signs of puberty?
Will the deceased son—who was over twenty-six—be held accountable for not performing the prayer, knowing that he was mentally handicapped and not considered to be morally accountable?
What is the ruling regarding the fluid that comes out of a boy who has not yet reached puberty, while he is practicing masturbation?
What should I do about unintentionally breaking glass cups in my youth, given that I do not know their owner now?
Is it obligatory for someone who stole several things in his youth to return them immediately, or is it permissible to return them gradually? And is it incumbent upon him to investigate everything he suspects he stole, despite suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder and the approaching date of the baccalaureate exam, or is it permissible for him to postpone that until after the exam?
Is the emission of semen at the age of 13, before nocturnal emission, considered puberty? And will the questioner experience nocturnal emission after that? And does masturbation affect the timing of nocturnal emission?
Is my cousin considered legally accountable (mukallaf shar'an), given that he is 13 years old and only has pubic hair, without having experienced nocturnal emission (ihtilam) or shown other signs of puberty?
Is it permissible to give women the responsibility of qawamah (guardianship/authority) for disciplining male children who have not reached puberty or after puberty, as well as the responsibility for girls?
At what age must a Muslim fast and make up for the days they missed?
Will the child who hanged himself after being reprimanded by his uncle, and who had not yet reached the age of puberty, be punished as a murderer?
Is my friend sinful if she adds lessons in Christian religion for Christian kindergarten children, in order to achieve justice among parents, knowing that she will add Islamic education lessons for Muslim children?
Is traveling to Canada and residing there for three years to obtain its citizenship, then returning to the Gulf or Jordan, unlawful according to Sharia, and will one be held accountable for a sin that one of their grandchildren might commit in the future as a result of that?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding grandparents who do not visit the children of their deceased son and abandon their responsibility towards them, leaving their son's widow to suffer immensely in raising them, while they have taken the inheritance and enjoyed it, and given it to their (other) son, knowing that the children also have paternal uncles who do not bother to even call them by phone, and they are all in the same town?
Does my two daughters reaching puberty (aged 5 and 6), with the appearance of some signs of puberty on them, make them accountable and responsible for their actions?
Why did the Hanafis and Shafi'is not consider the growth of pubic hair a sign of puberty, despite the existence of an incident in Islamic heritage that confirms it? And which precedes the other as a sign of puberty: nocturnal emission or the reliable growth of pubic hair?
Is the pen lifted from one afflicted with paranoid personality disorder, severe depression, and psychotic symptoms to the extent of reclusiveness and lack of perception? Does the ruling on the insane apply to him? And does Allah accept his prayers, supplications, and good deeds?