What is the ruling regarding a slow-learning child breaking their fast on the first day of Ramadan, then completing the fast for the rest of the month?
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If the aforementioned child is of sound mind, discerning, understands the meaning of worship, and has reached sixteen years of age, he is considered an adult; because the age of legal majority is fifteen years. Therefore, he must make up for the days he broke his fast without intercourse.
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