Is ghusl (ritual bathing) obligatory upon both parties in sexual intercourse if one or both parties are minors?

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Ghusl is obligatory upon both the penetrator and the penetrated if the act occurred, even if they are minors. Ahmad held this view, specifying that if the minor girl has reached nine years and is of an age typically subject to such acts, ghusl is required. He affirmed this obligation whether ejaculation occurred or not, and whether the minor was male or female. This ruling is supported by the action of Aisha, who mentioned that upon the meeting of the circumcised parts (*iltiqaa' al-khitaanayni*), ghusl becomes obligatory, and the consensus is based on her narration and the Prophet's practice where they both bathed after intercourse. The obligation here serves as a precondition for the validity of prayer, circumambulation (Tawaf), permissibility of reciting the Quran, and staying in the mosque, not necessarily because the minor incurs sin for omitting it.