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What was the age of our Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) when he got married?

· 8 Rabiʻ I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. What was the age of our Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) when he first got married?

2. According to what shariah did Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) get married becauseIslam was not around at when he first got married?

Answer

1. He got married at the age of twenty five.

2. Marriage was a recognised practice in all religions of the past from the beginning of the creation (from the time of Hazrat Aadam [Alayhis Salaam]).

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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