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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 6th February 2012 09:36
Explaining the Marriage of Prophet Muhammad to Aisha at nine

How do you explain the marriage of Prophet Mohammed to Aisha at nine?

I wanted to start with an answer that Mujahid from Kings College, Guys Campus gave. It went something like this:

Mujahid : "What you say about some one who married or had sexual intercourse with a sixteen year old girl who had not yet reached maturity/puberty?"

Questioners response : "Well the law says that's ok, but I have to admit that I don't think that's right..."

Mujahid : "Exactly! The issue is not age, is maturity. If a nine year old girl has reached puberty and is mature then what is the problem?"

The reason I liked this response is because it answers a question with a question. This is a good way to provoke thought. Often the question (as in this very example) forces the questioner to answer his/her own question within the response.

Another benefit that is that Islam appears simple and clear and obvious enough for that person to understand themselves.

My traditional response is to mention the same point about maturity. What is important here is not some random age, but the state of physical and mental maturity. It is well known that humans in hot countries mature much faster that in colder climates. During some research on this very issue I discovered that the earliest recorded pregnancy was and eight year old girl in South America!

Aisha was therefore mature enough for this marriage. Reversing the question in this way was a stroke of genius, mashallah!

These are some other issues that could be mentioned:

Firstly: It was Allah who ordered the marriage of Aisha to the Prophet. That of course, takes us right back to the main issue that we talked about in the seminar about how to stop going round in circles. The one answer that answers all the questions!

Secondly: By marrying the Prophet at such a young age Aisha was raised, nurtured and imbibed with knowledge of Islam. It is a fact that she became one of this religions greatest Scholars.

Thirdly: Surely any objection to such a young marriage can only be made if can be shown that some harm was caused because of it. In fact all evidence points to the opposite in the case of this marriage which was so clearly full of love and happiness.

Fourthly: According to ibn Sa'd (The Women of Madina ) Aisha was in fact already promised in marriage even before she was married to the Prophet. It shows that arranging marriages at young ages was quite normal.

Fifthly: AbuBakr, her father, was the one who asked the Prophet why he had not consummated the marriage with Aisha. (ibid)


Source: islam-center.net/en/islamicprinciples/article-islam-principles/227-explaining-the-marriage-of-prophet-muhammad-to-aisha-at-nine.html
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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 6th February 2012 15:20
Salam. Post updated to include the article.

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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 13th March 2016 20:04
Famous Scholars Confirm: Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) Did Not Marry Aisha رضي الله عنه When She Was 6 Years Old

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To see the video on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHCmuXbnSHI
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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 15th March 2016 14:31

Eskandar wrote:
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Another round of DECEPTION 1 by Shaykh Imran Hossein FANCLUB:

This brother has YET to reply in this thread but he has decided to JUMP the gun and start another round...

In this video the DECIEVER pretends to give you the opinion of not only “Scholars” but he labels them as “FAMOUS SCHOLARS”…This Majhool (unknown) has NO IDEA what is a Scholar in Islam. I will in no way insult the Da’ees which he is quoting but let me list some of the Scholars whom he is quoting as “famous Scholars”:

  1. Yusuf Estes
  2. Dr Zakir Naikr
  3. Shaykh Imran Hossein

The first 2 are neither Scholars nor claim to be but since this Majhool (unknown) takes his religion from Youtube, he thinks everyone who is on Youtube is a Scholar!

DECEPTION 2 by Shaykh Imran Hossein FANCLUB:

In the case of Yusuf Estes, Dr Yasir Qadhi and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf they DISAGREE that she (RA) was 6 years old but they AGREE that she was extremely young (perhaps 9 or thereabouts) but they DO NOT give a figure.

The famous tagline of this CULT is that if you believe Sayyida Aisha (RA) was 6 year old then prove the issue by marrying a 6 year old.
I CHALLENGE this Majhool (unknown) that since he has posted a video of “famous Scholars” and some of them genuinely believe that she was 9,10,11,12 etc I ASK him to marry a girl at that age!

PUT UP or SHUT UP!

My Response:
 

It is important for people to understand our response in terms of this CHALLENGE. We (Ahlus-Sunnah Wal-Jamaat) believe that they are many matters which are/were peculiar to Sayyidina Rasul-ullah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassallam) which we DON’T follow but we ACCEPT e.g:

  1. Sayyidina Rasul-ullah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassallam) used to meditate in the cave of Hira, we don’t:
  2. Sayyidina Rasul-ullah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassallam) married more than 4 wives, we are limited to only 4
  3. Sayyidina Rasul-ullah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassallam) cohabited with all of his 11+ wives in a single night, we neither consider this Sunnah nor have to follow this
  4. Sayyidina Rasul-ullah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassallam) even during his sleep was conscious (i.e. his heart didn’t sleep), we (during) our sleep are completely oblivious

This is a short sharp example but there are many.

Sayyidina Rasul-ullah (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassallam) was guided by Allah Ta'ala to marry Sayyida Aisha (RA) at WHATEVER age, this was NEVER an issue until Islamophobes got involved and then even Muslims became hyesterical by challenging others to marry a 6 year old.

Whatever age she (RA) was, Allah (SWT) knows best but it is downright STUPID for me to prove it by marrying a 6 year old!

Do you want us to prove Ahadeeth about wrestling by challenging Mr Universe?Following is mentioned in books of History, would FANCLUB prove this is Authentic or inAuthentic based on "their fictitous" principles?

Az-Zubayr Ibn Bukkaar said in his book an-Nasab, ‘‘Rukaanah Ibn ’Abd-Yazeed was the one who wrestled the Prophet(SAW) in Makkah before he embraced Islaam. He was from the strongest and harshest of the people. He said, “If you can take me down, I will believe in you.” So the Prophet (SAW) wrestled him and took him down. He then proclaimed, “I testify that you are a magician!” Later he accepted Islaam.

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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 19th March 2016 15:29
Even in the 'enlightened' West, the age of consent varies between countries, so how is the age being determined here? Is it through some arbitrary way, custom, etc? And are those in countries with lower ages of consent considered child molesters in countries with higher ages? At least Islamically there is a principle for it and it's natural. And in 6th century Arabia, peoples' physicality was different owing to living condition and environment, etc. So a someone considered a child now physically and mentally would have been a mature individual back then. Can't compare apples and oranges
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