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Aisha age references:

Aisha's Age

of Marriage

Moe married a six year old girl, and claimed divine sanction for the act. She was still playing with

olls when he tookher to bed three years later. You are about to see muttawir ahadith (from several

rrators) all but one of which confirm her age as 6 years when Moe married her.

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'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported:Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon hi

married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to his house at the age of ninShe further said: We went to Medina and I had an attack of fever for a month, and myhad come down to the earlobes. Umm Ruman (my mother) came to me and I was at time on a swing along with my playmates. She called me loudly and I went to herand I did not know what she had wanted of me. She took hold of my hand andtook me to the door, and I was saying: Ha, ha (as if I was gasping), until theagitation of my heart was over. She took me to a house, where had gathered thewomen of the Ansar. They all blessed me and wished me good luck and said: Mayyou have share in good. She (my mother) entrusted me to them. They washed myhead and embellished me and nothing frightened me. Allah's Messenger (, maypeace be upon him) came there in the morning, and I was entrusted to him.

ook 008, Number 3310:

'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon

him) married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to his house when I

was nine years old.

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'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace beupon him) married her when she was seven years old, and he was taken to hishouse as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he(the Holy Prophet) died she was eighteen years old.
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ahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64:

Narrated 'Aisha:

that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his

marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nineyears (i.e., till his death).

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olume 7, Book 62, Number 65:

Narrated 'Aisha:

that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated hismarriage when she was nine years old. Hisham said: I have been informed that'Aisha remained with the Prophet for nine years (i.e. till his death)." what you knowof the Quran (by heart)'



Narrated 'Ursa:

The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with 'Aisha while she was six years oldand consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old and sheremained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).



Narrated Hisham's father:

Khadija died three years before the Prophet departed to Medina. He stayed therefor two years or so and then he married 'Aisha when she was a girl of six years ofage, and he consumed that marriage when she was nine years old.

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unan Abu Dawud


Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) married me when I was seven or six. When

we came to Medina, some women came. according to Bishr's version: Umm Ruman came

to me when I was swinging. They took me, made me prepared and decorated me. I was

then brought to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), and he took up cohabitation

with me when I was nine. She halted me at the door, and I burst into laughter.

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Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:

When we came to Medina, the women came to me when I was playing on the swing, and

my hair were up to my ears. They brought me, prepared me, and decorated me. Then they

brought me to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and he took up cohabitation

with me, when I was nine.

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Narrated 'Aisha:

Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You were shown to me twice in (my) dream. Behold, aman was carrying you in a silken piece of cloth and said to me, "She is your wife,so uncover her,' and behold, it was you. I would then say (to myself), 'If this isfrom Allah, then it must happen.' "



Narrated 'Aisha:
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Allah's Apostle said to me, "You were shown to me twice (in my dream) before Imarried you. I saw an angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said tohim, 'Uncover (her),' and behold, it was you. I said (to myself), 'If this is from

Allah, then it must happen.' Then you were shown to me, the angel carrying you ina silken piece of cloth, and I said (to him), 'Uncover (her), and behold, it was you.I said (to myself), 'If this is from Allah, then it must happen.' "



Narrated 'Aisha:

Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You have been shown to me twice in (my) dreams. A

man was carrying you in a silken cloth and said to me, 'This is your wife.' Iuncovered it; and behold, it was you. I said to myself, 'If this dream is from Allah,He will cause it to come true.' "



Narrated 'Aisha:

Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You were shown to me in a dream. An angel broughtyou to me, wrapped in a piece of silken cloth, and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I

removed the piece of cloth from your face, and there you were. I said to myself. 'Ifit is from Allah, then it will surely be.' "



Narrated 'Ursa:

The Prophet asked Abu Bakr for 'Aisha's hand in marriage. Abu Bakr said "But I amyour brother." The Prophet said, "You are my brother in Allah's religion and HisBook, but she (Aisha) is lawful for me to marry."

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Aisha's Age: Addendum

Asha's Marriage

Effect on Shari'ah

hy does Allah set forth a post divorce waiting period for girls who have not reached puberty? Iddanly applies to a consummated marriage. This ayeh assumes that Muslims will marry, have intercou

ith and divorce pre-pubescent girls. I quote the Noble Qur'an trans. Hilali & Khan

65:4. And those of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the 'Idda

(prescribed period), if you have doubts (about their periods), is three months, and for those wh

have no courses [(i.e. they are still immature) their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is three months

likewise, except in case of death] . And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced

their husbands are dead), their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is until they deliver (their burdens),

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hy does Shari'ah codify provisions for divorcing pre-pubescent girls? [Reliance of the Traveller]

Chapter N9.0: A Woman's Postmarital Waiting Period (`Idda)

(O: Meaning the period in which a woman waits (N: before she may remarry) to verify that sh

not pregnant, or out of mourning for her deceased husband.)

(N: If the waiting period finishes after a once-or twice-pronounced divorce, the wife is free to

marry another man or to remarry the husband with a new contract-returning to the latter with

number of times left (one or two) needed to enact a threefold, finalized divorce (dis: n7.7); wh

if the waiting period of a less-than-thrice-pronounced divorce has not yet expired, the husband

may take her back (def: n7) without a new contract.)

(n: The husband's obligation to support her during the waiting period is discussed at m11.10above.)

N9.1

There is no waiting period for a woman divorced before having had sexual intercourse with h

husband.

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A waiting period is obligatory for a woman divorced after intercourse, whether the husband an

wife are prepubescent, have reached puberty, or one has and the other has not.

Intercourse means copulation (def: n7.7). If the husband was alone with her but did not copul

with her, and then divorced her, there is no waiting period.

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es, it is in Hedaya as well, Volume 1, page 128, column 2.

Beware of possible OCR errors in Hedaya quotes, my vision is not sharp enough.Note archaic

nguage & typeface!! Edit really is the word!}

And of one not subject to courses, three

months; and of one who is pregnont, theterm of her travail.-THE Edit of a Woman

who, on amount of extreme youth or age,

is not subject to the menstrual discharge,

is three months, because God has so ordained

in the sacred writings.-The Edit of a preg-

nant woman is accomplished by her dehvery,

whether she be a slave or free, because God,

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is obvious that those provisions flow directly from Moe's marriage to Aisha because his sunna is ha

Shari'ah.

Why does Islamic law provide for a father to marry off his pre-pubescent daughter without her

nsent?

m3.13 Guardians are of two types, those who

may compel their female charges to marry someone,

and those who may not.

(1) The only guardians who may compel

their charge to marry are a virgin bride's father or

father's father, compel meaning to marry her to a

suitable match (def: m4) without her consent.
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(2) Those who may not compel her are not

entitled to marry her to someone unless she

accepts and gives her permission.

Whenever the bride is a virgin, the father or

father's father may marry her to someone without

her permission, though it is recommended to ask

her permission if she has reached puberty. A virgin's

silence is considered as permission.As for the nonvirgin of sound mind, no one

may marry her to another after she has reached

puberty without her express permission, no matter

whether the guardian is the father, father's

father, or someone else.

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saala differs slightly.

32.2a. A father arranging the marriage of a virgin daughter

A father can arrange the marriage of his virgin daughter without her permission even if she is

beyond the age of puberty. It is up to him whether he consults her or not.

[To whomever he wants for the dowry he wishes, even for less than a suitable dowry. He can

give her

choice, and it states in al-Jawahir and elsewhere that it is recommended that he ask her

permission.]

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Hedaya is not so direct, it discusses the case of the adult daughter, touching this issue tangentially.

An adult virgin cannot be married against

her will.-It is not lawful for a guardian to

force into marriage an adult virgin againsther consent.-This is contrary to the

doctrine of Shafei, who accountis an adult virgin

the same as an infant, with respeet to mar

riage, since the former cannot be acquaintted

with the nature of marriage any more than

the latter, as being equally uninformed with
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respect to the matrimonial state whence it

is that the father of such an one is em-

powered to make seizin of her dower without

her consent.-The argument of our doctor

is that the woman, in this case, is free and

a Mokhatiba (that is, subject to all the obli-gatory observances of the law, such as fasti

ing, prayer, and so forth), wherefore no peri

son is endowed with any absolute authority

of guardianship over her : contrary to the

case of infants, over whom others are needs

sarily endowed with this authority, the

understanding of such being defective,

whereas that of an adult is held complete,

in consequence of her having attained to

years of discretion ; for, if it were otherwise,

she would not be subject to the ...

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