Hapter 125 - Chapter on the Age at Which Children Should No Longer Be Touched Affectionately or Carried, and the Obligation to Separate Them in Their Beds

Hadith.4505 - Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Khazzaz narrated from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "A woman touching her daughter in an inappropriate manner once she has reached six years of age is a form of indecency (a branch of fornication)."

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Hadith.4506 - Abdullah ibn Yahya al-Kahili narrated that Ahmad ibn al-Numan asked Abu Abdillah (as): "I have a young bondwoman who is not related to me by blood, and she is six years old." Imam (as) said: "Do not place her in your lap."

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Hadith.4507 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr narrated from Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as), who said: "A boy is instructed to perform prayer when he is seven years old, and a woman is not required to cover her hair in front of him until he reaches puberty."

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Hadith.4508 - It is narrated: "Children should be separated in their sleeping arrangements at the age of six years."

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Hadith.4509 - Abdullah ibn Maymun narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers (peace be upon them), who said: The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "A boy and a boy, a boy and a girl, and a girl and a girl should be separated in their sleeping arrangements at the age of ten years."

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Hadith.4510 - In a narration from Muhammad ibn Ahmad, from Al-Ubaydi, from Zakariya al-Mu'min, who raised it to Abu Abdillah (as), he said: "When a girl reaches six years of age, a boy should not kiss her, and a boy should not kiss a woman once he passes seven years of age."

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