Is expiation obligatory upon a minor who commits an act requiring expiation?
Chapter on Menstruation
Al-Mughni
Book of Purification
Primary text
According to one ruling, expiation is obligatory upon a minor who commits the act due to the general nature of the evidence and by analogy to the expiation required in the state of Ihram. This position is held by Ibn Hamid.
Supporting text
A different possibility suggests that no expiation is incumbent upon the minor because the rulings pertaining to religious accountability (Taklif) are not established for him, and this matter falls under those rulings.