´It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:` “A concession was granted to those who are older with regard to touching while fasting, but it was disliked on the part of those who are younger.”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الصيام / 1688
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ ابن ماجہ ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 5578 ، ومصباح الزجاجة : 611 ) ( صحیح ) » ( محمد بن خالد ضعیف ہے ، اور عطاء بن سائب اختلاط کا شکار ہو گئے تھے ، خالد واسطی نے ان سے اختلاط کے بعد روایت کی ، نیز ملاحظہ ہو : صحیح أبی داود : 2065 )
Brief Explanation
1؎: There is a risk in this that they might end up engaging in intercourse.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues: ➊ The distinction between the elderly and the young is also narrated from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in Sunan al-Bayhaqi. (See: 4/232)
➋ Generally, an elderly person has more self-control than a young person. That is why the issue has been stated in this manner. If a person, despite being of advanced age, possesses the strength and passion like that of the young, then he should observe abstinence as the young do. And if a young person does not have such passion, but rather has self-control, then for him the concession given to the elderly will apply.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1688