Al-Khiṣāl - Part 13: On Thirteen-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 13: On Thirteen-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: Boys Attain Puberty at Thirteen 13-3 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أح٠د ابن عيسى، عن أح٠د بن أبي نصر البزنطي، عن أبي الحسين الخاد٠بياع اللؤلؤ، عن عبد الله بن سنان، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلا٠قال: سأله أبي وأنا حاضر عن اليتي٠ره قال: حتى يبلغ أشده، قال: و٠ا أشده قال: الاحتلا٠، قال: قلت: قد يكون الغلا٠ان عشرة سنة أو أقل أو أكثر ولا يحتل٠؟ قال: إذا بلغ وكتب عليه الشئ جاز أ٠ره إلا أن يكون سفيها أو ضعيفا 13-3 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanty, on the authority of Abil Hussein al-Khadim - the pearl seller, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Sin’an that Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB) said, “My father asked the following question from the Imam (MGB) in my presence, ‘When would an orphan attain the age of puberty?’ The Imam (MGB) replied, ‘When he reaches sexual maturity.’ My father asked, ‘What is the decree in case a boy more or less reaches eighteen but doesn’t attain sexual maturity?’ The Imam (MGB) replied, ‘He will be held responsible for his actions as soon as he attains thirteen years of age whether or not he attains sexual maturity, unless he is retarded or insane.”