The Age of ‘Ā’isha At The Time of Her Marriage

The following is an interview between Mufti Abdullah Nana and Mufti Yusuf Moosajie on Radio Islam International. The topic is the modern controversy surrounding the age of the Mother of the Believers, the Beloved of the Messenger of Allāh, ‘Ā’isha al-Ṣiddīqa (raḍiyallāhu ‘anhā) at the time of her marriage with the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam). Classical hadith reports state that she was six years old at the time whereas others claim that she was actually around sixteen years old. Mufti Abdullah Nana is currently working on a 500+ page book on the subject and gives an overview of his book in this interview.

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For more on this issue, see the following:

Ḥadīths on the Age of ‘Ā’isha (raḍiyallāhu ‘anhā) at the time of her marriage - By Mufti Zameelur Rahman: ahlussunnah.boards.net/thread/560/ths-age-isha-iyall-anh

The Age of ‘Ā’isha (raḍiyallāhu ‘anhā) at the time of her marriage in response to Mufti Abu Layth - By Maulana Zeeshan Chaudri: ahlussunnah.boards.net/thread/564/age-ishah-response-mufti-layth