Messenger of Allah ﷺ called me to present myself in front of him or the eve of the battle of Uhud, while I was fourteen years of age at that time, and he did not allow me to take part in that battle, but he called me in front of him on the eve of the battle of the Trench when I was fifteen years old, and he allowed me (to join the battle)." Nafiʿ said, "I went to ʿUmar bin ʿAbdul ʿAziz who was Caliph at that time and related the above narration to him, He said, "This age (fifteen) is the limit between childhood and manhood," and wrote to his governors to give salaries to those who reached the age of fifteen.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَرَضَهُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَهْوَ ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي ثُمَّ عَرَضَنِي يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ فَأَجَازَنِي قَالَ نَافِعٌ فَقَدِمْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَهْوَ خَلِيفَةٌ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَحَدٌّ بَيْنَ الصَّغِيرِ وَالْكَبِيرِ وَكَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ أَنْ يَفْرِضُوا لِمَنْ بَلَغَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ inspected me on the battlefield on the Day of Uhud, and I was fourteen years old. He did not allow me (to take part in the fight). He inspected me on the Day of Khandaq-and I was fifteen yearsold, and he permitted me (to fight), Nafi' said: I came to 'Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz who was then Caliph, and narrated this tradition to him. He said: Surely, this is the demarcation between a minor and a major. So he wrote to his governors that they should pay subsistence allowance to one who was fifteen years old, but should treat those of lesser age among children.  

عَرَضَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ فِي الْقِتَالِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي وَعَرَضَنِي يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَأَجَازَنِي قَالَ نَافِعٌ فَقَدِمْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَلِيفَةٌ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَحَدٌّ بَيْنَ الصَّغِيرِ وَالْكَبِيرِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ أَنْ يَفْرِضُوا لِمَنْ كَانَ ابْنَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً وَمَنْ كَانَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ فَاجْعَلُوهُ فِي الْعِيَالِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered me to fight in the Battle of Uhud when I was fourteen years old, but I was not given permission. Then, on the day of the Battle of the Trench, when I was fifteen years old, he gave me permission and I went to Umar ibn Abdul Aziz who was the Caliph at that time and told him about this incident. Umar said that this age is the boundary between adolescence and adulthood, and he wrote to his workers to include me in the group of adults. The wording of this hadith is reported by Muhammad ibn Ubayd from the hadith of Ubaydullah ibn Umar. And Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed me that Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Quraysh reported to him from Hasan ibn Sufyan, who reported from Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Numayr, who reported from his father, who mentioned the hadith in a similar way, except that he said, "The Messenger of Allah offered me to fight in the Battle of the Trench when I was fifteen years old, and he gave me permission." Naafi' said, "I went to Umar ibn Abdul Aziz and mentioned this to him, but he said, 'Anyone who is less than that should be included in the group of minors.'"  

عَرَضَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ فِي الْقِتَالِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ فَأَجَازَنِي فَقَدِمْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَعُمَرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَلِيفَةٌ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الْحَدُّ بَيْنَ الصَّغِيرِ وَالْكَبِيرِ وَكَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ أَنِ افْرِضُوا ابْنَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ وَمَا كَانَ سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَأَلْحِقُوهُ بِالْعِيَالِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ أَخْرَجَاهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ 11298 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ قُرَيْشٍ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ ثنا أَبِي ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَعَرَضَنِي يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَأَجَازَنِي قَالَ نَافِعٌ فَقَدِمْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فَذَكَرَهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَمَنْ كَانَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ فَاجْعَلُوهُ فِي الْعِيَالِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ presented me on the day of Uhud when I was fourteen years old and he made me walk with the youths. Then, on the day of Khandaq, he presented me when I was fifteen years old. He said, "Give him permission." 'Ubaidullah said, 'Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote that permission should be granted in obligatory matters for someone who is fifteen years old.' 'Ubaidullah said, 'I do not see any benefit except in narrating with this.'  

عَرَضَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَاسْتَصْغَرَنِي وَرَدَّنِي مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْخَنْدَقِ عَرَضَنِي وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ قَالَ فَأَجَازَنِي قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ وَكَتَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ أَنْ أَجِيزُوا فِي الْفَرْضِ ابْنَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ لَا أَرَى نَافِعًا إِلَّا حَدَّثَهُ بِهَذَا  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ inspected me on the battlefield on the Day of Uhud, and I was fourteen years old. He did not allow me (to take part in the fight). He inspected me on the Day of Khandaq-and I was fifteen yearsold, and he permitted me (to fight), Nafi' said: I came to 'Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz who was then Caliph, and narrated this tradition to him. He said: Surely, this is the demarcation between a minor and a major. So he wrote to his governors that they should pay subsistence allowance to one who was fifteen years old, but should treat those of lesser age among children. (Using translation from Muslim 1868a)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَرَضَهُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ لِلْقِتَالِ قَالَ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي قَالَ ثُمَّ عَرَضَنِي يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَأَجَازَنِي قَالَ نَافِعٌ فَقَدِمْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ وَهُوَ إِذْ ذَاكَ خَلِيفَةٌ فَحَدَّثْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الْحَدَّ بَيْنَ الصَّغِيرِ وَالْكَبِيرِ ثُمَّ كَتَبَ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ بِأَنْ يَفْرِضُوا لِمَنْ بَلَغَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً وَمَا كَانَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ أَنْ يَجْعَلُوهُ مَعَ الْعِيَالِ