Prophet's marriage with Hazrat Ayesha. Need help (OP)
Can anyone please give me some knowledge regarding the Arab's customs of marriage at the time of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w)? I mean he married Hazrat Ayesha when she was 9 years old. There are some Muslim sites which try to argue that she was not 9 but 16 or 17 etc when she married the Prophet. But thats not right as I have read an authentic hadith of Sahih Bukhari where she herself says that she was 9 years old at the time of her marriage.
Hadith of Sahih Bukhari:
A father can give his small virgin daughter in marriage:
Narrated by Hazrat Ayesha (r.a), "When my nikah (marriage contract) with Prophet (s.a.w) was written, I was of six years, and when my mother handed me to Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w), at that time I was nine years of age."
(Sahih Bukhari Book 63, Chapter 44: Muslim Book Al-Nikah, Chapter 9)
But you know that the non-Muslims say many pathetic things about our beloved Prophet that he married a child and ... all other crap. This makes me feel bad as I myself think that 9 year girl is just a child.
If the Arabs had some custom of having younger brides than please can anyone explain me this?
Really looking forward to your replies!
May Allah bless you all!
Allahafiz!
Last edited by Masuma; 10-28-2009 at 07:30 PM.
Reason: I am adding the reference of the authentic hadith here.
I think anyone that has a problem with the marriage of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) should look into the relationsip they had.
I think they had a beautiful relationship and loved each other dearly.
Any non muslims that question Aisha's age probably need to address things a lot closer to home first.
re: Prophet's marriage with Hazrat Ayesha. Need help
format_quote Originally Posted by muslimah_81
I think anyone that has a problem with the marriage of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) should look into the relationsip they had.
I think they had a beautiful relationship and loved each other dearly.
Any non muslims that question Aisha's age probably need to address things a lot closer to home first.
re: Prophet's marriage with Hazrat Ayesha. Need help
non muslims tend to say that Aisha was too young to understand the relationship a husband and wife have and therefore say disgusting things about the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and I think these posts prove that age has nothing to do with it. How can they question the marriage of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to Aisha at the age of 9 when there are kids in this country getting pregnant at the age of 11?
If they dont have a probalem with a kid having sex at that age then they must have a problem with the age difference and I am sure we have seen many cases where there has been a huge age difference between couples yet no outcry about it.
Or have I gone totally off topic?
Forgive me if I am not making sense or correct me if I am going on about irrelevant things. (In a nice way though, im quite a sensitive person)
re: Prophet's marriage with Hazrat Ayesha. Need help
format_quote Originally Posted by muslimah_81
If they dont have a probalem with a kid having sex at that age then they must have a problem with the age difference and I am sure we have seen many cases where there has been a huge age difference between couples yet no outcry about it.
Or have I gone totally off topic?
Forgive me if I am not making sense or correct me if I am going on about irrelevant things. (In a nice way though, im quite a sensitive person)
I understand what you are trying to say sister. Although I don't think anyone in the UK condones 11 years olds reproducing!
Its always best to stay on point and confront the question, rather than throw back, using counter examples, and I think this question has been dealt with to death!
re: Prophet's marriage with Hazrat Ayesha. Need help
format_quote Originally Posted by muslimah_81
non muslims tend to say that Aisha was too young to understand the relationship a husband and wife have and therefore say disgusting things about the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and I think these posts prove that age has nothing to do with it. How can they question the marriage of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to Aisha at the age of 9 when there are kids in this country getting pregnant at the age of 11?
If they dont have a probalem with a kid having sex at that age then they must have a problem with the age difference and I am sure we have seen many cases where there has been a huge age difference between couples yet no outcry about it.
Or have I gone totally off topic?
Forgive me if I am not making sense or correct me if I am going on about irrelevant things. (In a nice way though, im quite a sensitive person)
All right thinking people, view underage sex as wrong!!!
re: Prophet's marriage with Hazrat Ayesha. Need help
format_quote Originally Posted by amalteser
All right thinking people, view underage sex as wrong!!!
Society dictates what under-age is, considering that age was set at 10 in this very country in the 16th century! So are all the people in England during the 16th century and before morally depraved according to your lovely definition?
Someone said to the Prophet, "Pray to God against the idolaters and curse them." The Prophet replied, "I have been sent to show mercy and have not been sent to curse." (Muslim)
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