Placement under Guardianship and Signs of Maturity: Menstruation Before Age Nine as a Sign of Shar‘ī Puberty
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Placement under Guardianship and Signs of Maturity: Menstruation Before Age Nine as a Sign of Shar‘ī Puberty
English:
Question #1878:
Is the experience of having a period by a girl who has not yet completed her ninth year, a sign of her shar‘ī puberty, especially if the blood has all the properties of menstrual blood?
Answer #1878:
This is not a sign of her shar‘ī puberty, nor is the blood treated as that of menstruation, even if it has the properties of menstrual blood.