Is there any authentic reference in Islamic books (Quran-e-Kareem or Sahih Hadees) regarding Prophet Muhammad (SAW) marrying his daughter-in-law or a young girl?

Answered by Mufti Muhammad Tariq

Aapka sawal Nabi Kareem (SAW) ki shadiyon ke mutalliq hai, khaas taur par ek chhoti bachi aur apni bahu se shadi ke bare mein. Is baat ka koi authentic reference Islamic books (Quran-e-Kareem ya Sahih Hadees) mein nahi milta ke Nabi Kareem (SAW) ne apni bahu se shadi ki ho. Ye ek ghalat fehmi ya iftira hai. Nabi Kareem (SAW) ne apni bahu se shadi nahi ki thi. Rahi baat ek chhoti bachi se shadi ki, toh iska talluq Hazrat Aisha (RA) se hai. Sahih Ahaadith mein iska zikr milta hai: 1. **Sahih al-Bukhari 3894 / Sahih Bukhari Hadees 3894**: Hazrat Aisha (RA) se riwayat hai ke Nabi Kareem (SAW) ne unse shadi ki jab woh chhe (6) saal ki theen, aur unhone unke saath rukhsati ki jab woh nau (9) saal ki theen. Is Hadees ki tashreeh mein ye samajhna zaroori hai ke us waqt ke muashre aur ilaqai riwaj mein shadi ki umar ke mutalliq aaj ke zamane ke qawaneen aur samajh mukhtalif the. Us daur mein, khaas taur par Arab muashre mein, ladkiyon ki shadi kam umri mein ho jaati thi jab woh baligh hone ke qareeb hoti theen ya baligh ho chuki hoti theen. Hazrat Aisha (RA) ki shadi bhi usi muasharti riwaj ke mutabiq hui thi. Islam mein shadi ke liye baloghat (puberty) ki shart hai. Jab tak ladki baligh na ho, uski shadi nahi ho sakti. Hazrat Aisha (RA) ki rukhsati nau saal ki umar mein hui, jo us waqt ke muasharti aur jismati nashonuma ke lihaz se baloghat ki umar samjhi jaati thi. Nabi Kareem (SAW) ki tamam shadiyan Allah Ta'ala ke hukm aur hikmat ke tehat theen, aur unke mukhtalif deeni, samajik aur siyasi maqasid the, jin mein Islam ki taleemat ko phailana, qabaili rishte mazboot karna, aur bewa aur yateem aurton ko sahara dena shamil tha.