Fatwa #4709531 October 2021South Africa
Listening to the Sajdah Tilawah of Non-Baligh children
Question
Asalamulaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarkatuhu Mufti Saab,
I teach kids kids in Maktab. Many of the kids are in ‘amma para. A few kids who are not baligh give the same amount of sabak everyday. A few days ago they read surah inshiqaq to me. I lost track of how many Sajdahs I was supposed to give. What should I do?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
At the outset, you should note if your students are not Baligh (mature) but have reached an age of understanding, then Sajdah Tilawah will be Wajib upon you. If they have not reached an age of understanding, Sajdah Tilawah will not be Wajib upon you.[1]
You state you have lost track of the Sajdahs you are to perform. You should make an overestimate of the Sajdah Tilawah you have heard and perform them accordingly.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Hasan Ahmed Razzak
Student – Darul Iftaa
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
إمداد الفتاح ص-531 – باب سجود التلاوة
وذكر الشيخ الإسلام إذ لا يجب السجود باالسماع من مجنون أونائم أوطير لأن السبب سماع تلاوة صحيحة وصحة التلاوة بالتمييز ولم يوجد
فتاوي دار العلوم زكريا ج-2 ص-576
اگر سمجھدار بچہ ہے تو سامع پر سجدہ تلاوت واجب یهے، ورنہ صبی غیر ممیز کی تلاوت سے سامع پر سجدہ تلاوت واجب نہیں-