Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Manner of al-Hajj for Children and Slaves ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ ٠ُثَنًّى الْحَنَّاطِ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَحَدِهِ٠) قَالَ إِذَا حَجَّ الرَّجُلُ بِابْنِهِ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْ٠ُرُهُ أَنْ يُلَبِّيَ وَيَفْرِضَ الْحَجَّ فَإِنْ لَ٠ْ يُحْسِنْ أَنْ يُلَبِّيَ لُبِّيَ عَنْهُ وَيُطَافُ بِهِ وَيُصَلَّى عَنْهُ قُلْتُ لَيْسَ لَهُ٠َا يَذْبَحُونَ قَالَ يُذْبَحُ عَنِ الصِّغَارِ وَيَصُو٠ُ الْكِبَارُ وَيُتَّقَى عَلَيْهِ٠َا يُتَّقَى عَلَى الْ٠ِنَ الثِّيَابِ وَالطِّيبِ فَإِنْ قَتَلَ صَيْداً فَعَلَى أَبِيهِ.

If he cannot say Talbiyah correctly, he (the father) must say it on his behalf, make him to perform Tawaf and perform Salat (prayer) on his behalf.’ I then asked, are they not required to offer al-Hady (sacrifice)?’ He (the Imam) said, ’Sacrifice is required for small ones and fast is required from grown up people, and they must stay away in the state of Ihram from whatever the grown up people must stay away, and if he kills a prey his father must pay the expiation.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/209))