صغير

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The ignorant man is a child even though he may be old, while the knowledgeable man is an adult even though he be young.

"If a man takes his young child for Hajj, he instructs him to recite the Talbiyah and obligates the Hajj upon him. If the child cannot recite the Talbiyah properly, the father recites it on his behalf. The child is carried for Tawaf, and prayers are performed on his behalf." I asked: "What if they do not have the means to slaughter (an animal) on his behalf?" Imam (as) said: "An animal is slaughtered for the children, while the adults fast. The same restrictions of Ihram regarding clothing and fragrance apply to the child. However, if the child kills game, the liability falls upon the father."

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ’If a boy’s scrotum is relaxed, his penis is small, his eyes are relaxed; then there is hope for goodness to come from him, as well as hope in safety from his evil. On the other hand if a boy whose scrotum is hard, his penis is large and has piercing eyes, he then is one in whose goodness there is no hope nor safety from his evil.’”

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ’If a man performs al-Hajj along with his small son, he must instruct him to say Talbiyah and make al-Hajj obligatory. 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.’”

I saw Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS) praying over the small son of Ja`far (AS), so he said the Allhhu Akbar then said: “O Zurarah! Verily, this and its likes do not require the prayer (of the deceased). If it were not for the fact that people would say “the Hashimites do not pray on the children,’ I would not have prayed.” Zurarah says: I asked him, “No, by Allah?” He (AS) answered, For Allah, the Mighty and High, is the divine will for them. When the Day of Judgement comes, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, will hold evidence over seven: the child, the one that died between the time gap of two prophets, the old man that grasped the era of a prophet while he was not sane, the simple-minded, the mentally ill, the deaf and the dumb. Then each one of these will seek evidence on Allah, the Mighty and High, on the Day of Judgment. Allah, the Mighty and high, will send to them a messenger, who will make a fire for them and will say: Verily, your Lord has commanded you to jump in it. Thus, whoever jumps init, it will become cool and a means of peace for him, and whoever resists will be drive to the Hell.