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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Marriage

Sunan Ibn Majah 1877

Chapter: Marriage of minor girls arranged by their fathers

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1877

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ

تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَائِشَةَ وَهِيَ بِنْتُ سَبْعٍ وَبَنَى بِهَا وَهِيَ بِنْتُ تِسْعٍ وَتُوُفِّيَ عَنْهَا وَهِيَ بِنْتُ ثَمَانِي عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً ‏.‏

It was narrated that:

Abdullah said: “The Prophet married Aishah when she was seven years old, and consummated the marriage with her when she was nine, and he passed away when she was eighteen.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1877).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( عَائِشَة ) فِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح عَلَى شَرْط الشَّيْخَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ مُنْقَطِع لِأَنَّ أَبَا عُبَيْدَة لَمْ يَسْمَع مِنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَهُ شُعْبَة وَأَبُو حَاتِم وَابْن حِبَّانَ فِي الثِّقَات وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ فِي الْجَامِع وَالْمِزِّي فِي الْأَطْرَاف وَغَيْرهمْ وَالْحَدِيث قَدْ رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ فِي الصُّغْرَى مِنْ حَدِيث عَائِشَة وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1877
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1877
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1877
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1877

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تَزَوَّجَنِي النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي شَوَّالٍ وَبَنَى بِي فِي شَوَّالٍ ‏.‏ فَأَىُّ نِسَائِهِ كَانَ أَحْظَى عِنْدَهُ مِنِّي ‏.‏ وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَسْتَحِبُّ أَنْ تُدْخِلَ نِسَاءَهَا فِي شَوَّالٍ ‏.‏

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that the Prophet (ﷺ) married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old. Hisham said: I have been informed that `Aisha remained with the Prophet (ﷺ) for nine years (i.e. till his death).

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