Question:
Women in my husband’s family sometimes reach puberty at seventeen and around thirteen in my side of the family. When is fasting and salaat fard on young girls in case of delayed initial menstruation?
Thank you.
Answer:
“Teach your children to pray from the age of 7 and make it compulsory from the age of 10.” (Hadith)
It is best to ask them to pray and fast from an early age before they reach puberty, as the rewards go to parents and it will be easier for them later (when it is fard) to do something that they are used to.
Hajjah Faridah
