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  

That Ibn 'Umar said: "I was reviewed before army, and I was fourteen years old, but he did not accept me. Then I was reviewed before him later in army while I was fifteen years old, and he accepted me." Nafi said: "I narrated this Hadith to 'Umar bin 'Abdul-'Aziz and he said: 'This is the limit that distinguishes between youth and manhood.' The he wrote to give salaries to whoever reached fifteen years of age.  

عُرِضْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي جَيْشٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشَرَةَ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْنِي ثُمَّ عُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ قَابِلٍ فِي جَيْشٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشَرَةَ فَقَبِلَنِي قَالَ نَافِعٌ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فَقَالَ هَذَا حَدُّ مَا بَيْنَ الصَّغِيرِ وَالْكَبِيرِ ثُمَّ كَتَبَ أَنْ يُفْرَضَ لِمَنْ بَلَغَ الْخَمْسَ عَشَرَةَ  

[Machine] "I was presented to the Prophet ﷺ on the day of Uhud when I was fourteen years old and I had not yet experienced wet dreams, so he did not accept me. Then I was presented to him on the day of the Trench when I was fifteen years old, and he accepted me."  

«عُرِضْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً وَلَمْ أَحْتَلِمْ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْنِي ثُمَّ عُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَقَبِلَنِي»  

[Machine] "I was presented to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when I was fourteen years old, but he did not give me permission and did not take notice of me. Then, I was presented to him when I was fifteen years old and he granted me permission."  

«عُرِضْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي وَلَمْ يَرَنِي بَلَغْتُ ثُمَّ عُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَأَجَازَنِي»  

[Machine] "My father brought me to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of Uhud, and I was fourteen years old. The Prophet ﷺ did not allow me. Then my father brought me on the day of the trench, and I was fifteen years old. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ assigned me." Naafi' said, "I narrated this to Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, and he ordered that it should not be assigned except for someone who is fifteen years old."  

«جَاءَ بِي أَبِي يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِي يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ فَفَرَضَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ» قَالَ نَافِعٌ «فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فَأَمَرَ بِأَنْ لَا يُفْرَضَ إِلَّا لِابْنِ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ»  

[Machine] "I was presented to the Prophet ﷺ on the day of Badr when I was thirteen years old, but he did not permit me to participate in the battle. I was also presented to him on the day of Uhud when I was fourteen years old, but he did not permit me to participate in the battle. Then, I was presented to him on the day of the Trench when I was fifteen years old, and he permitted me to participate in the battle."  

عُرِضْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً لَمْ يُجِزْنِي فِي الْمُقَاتِلَةِ وَعُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي فِي الْمُقَاتِلَةِ وَعُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَأَجَازَنِي فِي الْمُقَاتِلَةِ  

[Machine] I was presented to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of Uhud when I was fourteen years old, and he considered me too young. Then, I was presented to him on the day of Khandaq when I was fifteen years old, and he accepted me.  

عُرِضْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَاسْتَصْغَرَنِي وَعُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ فَقَبِلَنِي  

"عن ابن عمر قال: عُرِضْتُّ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، فَلَمْ يُجِزْني وَلَمْ يَرَنِى بَلَغْتُ، وعُرِضْتُّ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرةَ فَأَجَازَنِى".  

"عُرِضْتُ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَاسْتَصْغَرَنِى، وَعُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ فَأَجَازَنِى".  

"عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: عُرِضْتُ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ ثَلاَثَ عَشْرَةَ فَرَدَّنِى، ثُمَّ عُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ أُحُد وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَرَدَّنِى، ثُمَّ عُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَأَجَازَنِى ".