The accountable person






The accountable person







Islamically the accountable person is the one who is pubescent, sane, and has received the message of Islam. Pubescence happens when one reaches the age of 15 lunar years otherwise. The sane person is the one who has not lost one's mind. For one to be accountable it is a condition that one receives the call of Islam. This means that if the person is pubescent and sane, he becomes accountable simply by receiving the message of Islam which is: "No one is God except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"

The non-Muslim accountable person is obligated to embrace Islam, perform all the obligations and avoid all the sins. From this it is understood that the young child is not accountable until he reaches pubescence. Likewise, the insane person is not accountable. The pubescent one who did not receive the meessage of Islam is also not accountable.

Allah ta a'la said in the Qur'an verse no. 15 of Surah Al-Isra what means: Allah does not torture those who do not receive the basic message of Islam. The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said what means: "The Pen has been lifted from writing the deeds of three: the one who is asleep until awakening, the young child until he becomes pubescent, and the crazy person until he becomes sane." This was related by Abu Dawood














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