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What is the ruling on a 6-year-old neighbor boy remaining alone with my 14-year-old sister in the house, and what is the age at which they should not be left alone together?

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A child of a certain age (who is not old enough to describe what he sees, nor does he experience arousal) is permitted to be alone with a woman, because at this stage, he is considered like a mahram.

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