Placement under Guardianship and Signs of Maturity: Maturity of a Boy Under 15 Following Nocturnal Emission

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Placement under Guardianship and Signs of Maturity: Maturity of a Boy Under 15 Following Nocturnal Emission

English:

Question #1873:

Is it right to consider a boy below the age of 15 years, who had a nocturnal emission, as mature by shar‘?

Answer #1873:

Yes, he can be considered as mature by shar‘ due to nocturnal emission, because it is one of the signs of maturity.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Placement under Guardianship and Signs of Maturity