Chapter on the Ages That Children Are Commanded to Pray

From him, from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn, from Al-Hasan ibn Ali, from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from ‘Ammar Al-Sabati, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام: “At what age is prayer obligatory upon a boy?” Imam عليه السلام said: "When he reaches thirteen years of age. But if he experiences a wet dream before that, then prayer becomes obligatory upon him and the pen (of accountability) is applied to him. And the same is the case for the girl, if she reaches thirteen years of age or menstruates before that, then prayer becomes obligatory upon her and the pen (of accountability) is applied to her."