the growth of armpit hair also indicative of puberty or not?
Praise be to Allah.
Reaching the age of accountability (i.e., puberty) is attained when
one of three signs occur in the case of males; in the case of females
there is a fourth sign, which is menstruation.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Puberty is
reached with the occurrence of one of three things in males, namely:
1. Reaching the age of fifteen years
2. Growth of pubic hair
3. Emission of maniy with desire when awakeor asleep.
If one of these three things occurs, then the individual has reached puberty.
In the case of females, a fourth sign is added to this list, namely
menstruation. If a female menstruates, even if she is ten years old,
then she has reached puberty.
End quote from ash-Sharh al-Mumti', 4/224
If a boy or girl emits maniy, accompanied by feelings of pleasure,
whether when awake orasleep, then we rule thathe or she has reached
puberty, because of the evidence that we shall quote below from the
Qur'an and Sunnah, and scholarly consensus.
Al-Maawardi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:With regard to wet
dreams, that is regarded as a sign of reaching puberty or sexual
maturity because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"And when the children among you reach sexual maturity, then let them
(also) ask for permission…"
[an-Noor 24:59].
And it was narrated fromthe Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) that he said: "The Pen has been lifted from three" among
whom he mentioned "the child, until he reaches sexual maturity."
The definition of sexual maturity (referred to in the Qur'an and
hadeeth) is the emission of maniy that gushes from a man or woman,
when sleeping, when having intercourse or otherwise.
End quote from al-Haawi, 6/343; al-Mughni, 4/297
Thus it is known that emission of madhiy doesnot mean that the
individual has reached puberty, because there is no evidence to that
effect, and the basic principle is that the individual is not
accountable until it is proven that there is evidence of change.
It says in Mataalib Ooli an-Nuha (3/404), after mentioning the signs
of puberty, including the emission of maniy: … Puberty is not reached
by anything other than what has been mentioned. End quote.
Secondly:
The growth of coarse hair around the private part, i.e., the penis in
males and the vagina in females, is one of the signs of puberty,
because of the report narrated by 'Atiyah al-Qurazi (may Allah be
pleased with him) who said: We were presentedto the Prophet
(blessingsand peace of Allah be upon him) on the day of Qurayzah;
those who had developed pubic hair were executed and those who had not
developed pubic hair were released. I was oneof those who had not
developed pubic hair, soI was released. Narrated by at-Tirmidhi, 1584;
classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: With regard tothe
growth of pubic hair, this refers to the growth of coarse hair around
the penis of the male and the vagina of the female, which should be
removed by shaving. As for fine hair, it is of no significance because
it grows in the case of a small child.
End quote from al-Mughni, 9/393.
For more information please see the answer toquestion no. 138738
With regard to hair other than pubic hair, such as the hair of the
beard or moustache or armpit hair, it is of no significance, even if
it is abundant, because Islamonly connected the ruling to the growth
of pubic hair. If hair other than pubic hair was of any significance,
the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) would not have
ordered the exposure of the private parts of BanuQurayzah, because the
appearance of hair in places other than the private area would have
been sufficient.
It says in Mataalib Ooli an-Nuha, 3/404: There is no other sign that
could indicate that puberty has been reached, apart from what has been
mentioned (so deepening of the voice, growth of the nose, development
of the breasts, armpit hair, growth of the beard, and so on, are not
signs of reaching puberty). End quote.
And Allah knows best.
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