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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 4023854" data-attributes="member: 91140">     Marrying a young girl before she reaches the age of      adolescence is permitted in sharee’ah; indeed it was narrated that there was      scholarly consensus on this point.           (a)         Allaah says (interpretation of      the meaning):           “And those of your women as have passed the age of monthly      courses, for them the ‘Iddah (prescribed period), if you have doubt (about      their periods), is three months; and for those who have no courses [(i.e.      they are still immature) their ‘Iddah (prescribed period) is three months      likewise”           [al-Talaaq 65:4]           In this verse we see that Allaah has made the ‘iddah in the      case of divorce of a girl who does not have periods – because she is young      and has not yet reached puberty – three months. This clearly indicates that      Allaah has made this a valid marriage.           (b)        It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah      (may Allaah be pleased with her) that the Prophet  (peace and blessings      of Allaah be upon him) married her when she was six years old, he      consummated the marriage with her when she was nine and she stayed with him      for nine years.           (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4840; Muslim, 1422)           The Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)      married ‘Aa’ishah when she was six years old and consummated the marriage      when she was nine.”           (Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim; Muslim says ‘seven      years’)           The fact that it is permissible to marry a young girl does      not mean that it is permissible to have intercourse with her; rather that      should not be done until she is able for it. For that reason the Prophet       (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) delayed the consummation of      his marriage to ‘Aa’ishah. Al-Nawawi said: With regard to the wedding-party      of a young married girl at the time of consummating the marriage, if the      husband and the guardian of the girl agree upon something that will not      cause harm to the young girl, then that may be done. If they disagree, then      Ahmad and Abu ‘Ubayd say that one a girl reaches the age of nine then the      marriage may be consummated even without her consent, but that does not      apply in the case of who is younger. Maalik, al-Shaafa’i and Abu Haneefah      said: the marriage may be consummated when the girl is able for intercourse,      which varies from one girl to another, so no age limit can be set. This is      the correct view. There is nothing in the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah to set an age      limit, or to forbid that in the case of a girl who is able for it before the      age of nine, or to allow it in the case of a girl who is not able for it and      has reached the age of nine. Al-Dawoodi said: ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be      pleased with her) was reached physical maturity (at the time when her      marriage was consummated).           Sharh Muslim, 9/206           It is preferable for a guardian not to marry off his daughter      when she is still young unless there is a valid reason for that.           Al-Nawawi said:           It should be noted that al-Shaafa’i and his companions said:      It is preferable for fathers and grandfathers not to marry off a virgin      until she reaches the age of puberty and they ask her permission, lest she      end up in a marriage that she dislikes. What they said does not go against      the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah, because what they meant is that they should not      marry her off before she reaches puberty if there is no obvious interest to      be served that they fear will be missed out on if they delay it, as in the      hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah. In that case it is preferable to go ahead with the      marriage because the father is enjoined to take care of his child’s      interests and not to let a good opportunity slip away.            And Allaah knows best.            Sharh Muslim,      9/206.            Islam Q&A </blockquote>

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