Sahih Bukhari volume 7, book 62, number 88
Narrated ‘Ursa:
The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with ‘Aisha while she was
six years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was
nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till
his death).
Paedophilia is halal.
It's incredible news for convicted paedophiles. Birds of the
same feather flock together.
Somehow I knew that you were going to quote Sahih
Bukhari.....
The thing is, quite a few respected Islamic scholars (especially
M.M. Ali) have questioned the veracity of that particular hadith,
noting that the criteria used by Imam Bukhari to justify its
strength was somewhat lacking. They also used used other sources
(e.g. actual historical events and Aisha's purported age during
those events) to conclude that she may have been around 19 when the
marriage took place.
Even if the marriage had taken place when she was nine, that was
still perfectly acceptable in the context of the harsh environment
of 7th century Arabia when people don't live long lives and
marriage at the point of puberty was routine.
