Question:
Assalaam u aleikum
Can you please tell me the age of the noble Prophet Muhammed(saw) when he married umm ul muslimeen Aisha (RA)? This is causing much fitnah here.
Country: UK
Answer:
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The Prophet (sallaAllahu alayhie wa sallam) married her when she was six and consummated the marriage when she was nine. (Bahjat al-Mahafil wa Bughyat al-Amathil p. 399) This is what is related in Sahih al-Bukhari,
ونكح عائشة وهي بنت ست سنين ثم بنى بها وهي تسع سنين
And Allah knows best.
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