The Funeral Prayer (Salat Al-Janazah)

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 26
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 26

The Funeral Prayer (Salat Al-Janazah)

وَ سُئِلَ: مَتَى تَجِبُ اَلصَّلاَةُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ «إِذَا عَقَلَ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ كَانَ اِبْنَ سِتِّ سِنِينَ.
He was asked : "When does the funeral prayer become obligatory for a child?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "When the child understands the concept of prayer and is six years old."
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