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Minor Marriage in Islam (Part 1)
This series is a rigorous, uncompromising dissection of minor marriage within Islamic jurisprudence and history. In this deep dive, we will examine the source texts, historical contexts, and traditional rulings, laying bare all available evidence. Some of the material covered in this series is deeply disturbing, but true understanding requires us to look directly at the facts without turning away.
Sources: quranx.com/65.4 quranx.com/tafsirs/65.4
en.tohed.com/hadith/bukhari/5133 "Text of Bukhari 5133 and links to related hadith"
Further defenders of minor marriage in Islam.
islamekk-net.translate.goog/play.php?catsmktba=851&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Fawzan. Argues Aisha was a minor at consummation and that should remain permissible based on Q65:4 and Bukhari 5133/Muslim 1422
en.tohed.com/threads/marriage-of-a-minor-consummation-and-the-issue-of-the-age-of-sayyida-aisha-may-allah-be-pleased-with-her.14273/ "Salafi defending the marriage and Aisha's Age book by Sheikh Abdul Salam Rustam"
en.tohed.com/threads/marriage-of-a-minor-girl-qur%E2%80%99anic-hadith-and-ijma-based-evidences.2613/ "Article by: Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Ameenpuri ḥafiẓahullāh"
islamqa.info/en/answers/22442 "Ruling on Marrying Young Girls"
islamqa.info/en/answers/1493 "Ruling on marrying young women"
islamweb.net/en/fatwa/88089/child-marriage-in-islam "Child Marriage in Islam"
Ohana_is_Family's Listing of the Canonical hadith that say Aisha was a minor at consummation and contrast with the older virgins who have consent. reddit.com/r/CritiqueIslam/comments/1pbwb6k/the_4_canonical_collections_that_specifically_use/
Ohana_is_Family's Listing of the Aisha hadith with evidences she was a minor
reddit.com/r/Unislamicmemes/comments/1mnh8cs/bukhari_5133_using_q654_to_show_the/
Ohana_is_Family's Listing of fatwas and other sources that list pregnancy as one of the signs of puberty.
reddit.com/r/exmuslim2/comments/1maq7vl/pregnancy_is_a_sign_of_puberty_adulthood_in_islam/
This series is dedicated to the victims of child marriage. For your tears. For your pain. And for your silence.
Chapters
- Introduction: Minor Marriage in Islam
- Does the Quran Prohibit Child Marriage?
- Quran 65:4 and the Meaning of “Have Not Menstruated”
- Iddah, Divorce, and Consummated Marriage
- Challenging Apologetic Interpretations
- Were Ages Counted from Puberty?
- The Story of Amr ibn Salamah
- Reexamining the Age-Counting Argument
- Mufti Menk and the Question of Aisha’s Age
- Alternative Age Claims and Religious Education
- Weak Hadith and Alternative Calculations
- Moral Concerns and Islamic Apologetics
- Traditional Reports About Aisha’s Age
- Sahih al-Bukhari on Aisha’s Marriage
- Sahih Muslim and Additional Hadith Reports
- The Classical Legal Schools and Child Marriage
- Conclusion and Next Episode
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