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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE-187 : HUKUM PUASA RAMADAN SEPARUH HARI BAGI KANAK-KANAK
What is the ruling on children fasting only half a day in Ramadan, and do they receive reward for it?
Short answer
Children who have not reached puberty are not obliged to fast, so there is no sin and no make-up fast if they do not fast.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Children who have not reached puberty are not obliged to fast, so there is no sin and no make-up fast if they do not fast. When they fast according to their ability, the fast is valid and counts as a voluntary act of worship that earns reward. Parents and guardians are required to instruct a child to fast from the age of seven if able, and to discipline a child who deliberately abandons it at ten, while taking the child's capacity into account. Parents and guardians also earn reward for training their children.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum puasa kanak-kanak di bulan Ramadan mengikut kemampuan mereka adalah sunat dan mendapat ganjaran pahala di sisi Allah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADAN SIRI KE-187 : HUKUM PUASA RAMADAN SEPARUH HARI BAGI KANAK-KANAK”, 5 April 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/5193-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadan-siri-ke-187-hukum-puasa-ramadan-separuh-hari-bagi-kanak-kanak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-children-fasting-half-day-ramadan/