Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Is a person considered to be a youth till the age of 33?

Published as Maximum age of youth

· 27 Jumada II 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is a person considered to be a youth till the age of 33? I read somewhere that in Jannah our age will be 33.

Answer

At the age of 33 a male reaches full strength, between 33 and 40 he maintains the strength and after 40 there is a gradual decline until one reaches old age. One reaches complete maturity at 40 hence the Ambiya Alaihimus Salaam were blessed with Nabuwwat at the age of 40.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

أنبأ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، نا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، ثنا آدَمُ، ثنا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ: {وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ} [القصص: 14] ، يَعْنِي: «ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً» ، {وَاسْتَوَى} [القصص: 14] ، يَعْنِي: «أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً» (تفيسر مجاهد ص525 ج1)

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، قَالَ: ثَنَا ابْنُ ثَوْرٍ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، {حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ} [الأحقاف: 15] قَالَ: «ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ» وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ: هُوَ بُلُوغُ الْحُلُمِ (تفسير الطبري ص139 ج21)

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Mufti Mohammed Desai
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