33/23. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1868b — Too Young at Fourteen
The age of responsibility
Hadith About Being Too Young at Fourteen
Sahih Muslim : 1868b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1868b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ، سُلَيْمَانَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، - يَعْنِي الثَّقَفِيَّ - جَمِيعًا عَنْ عُبَيْدِ، اللَّهِ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِهِمْ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَاسْتَصْغَرَنِي .
This tradition has been handed down through a different chain Of transmitters with the following change in the wording: " I was fourteen years old and he thought me too young (to participate in the fight)."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1868bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 134USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4606
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1868b
This Hadith is another chain of the report about Ibn Umar’s age. It carries the same main event but changes the wording slightly. In this version, Ibn Umar says he was fourteen years old, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم considered him too young to take part in the fight. For users searching for hadith too young at fourteen or Ibn Umar age hadith, this narration highlights the wording “he thought me too young.” It does not give a new event apart from the earlier report. Rather, it supports the same account with a slight wording difference. The message should stay close to the text: age and readiness were considered, and Ibn Umar was not allowed at fourteen in that situation.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version supports the earlier report through another chain.
- It states that Ibn Umar was considered too young at fourteen.
- The Hadith shows that age and fitness were considered before battlefield participation.
