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What is the ruling on acting in films and the role of women therein in Islam, and is it permissible to marry off girls under ten years of age in Islam?

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Firstly: Acting is a breach of integrity (muru'a) and grounds for discrediting testimony in a judicial context, due to the actor's portrayal of roles unfitting for themselves. Therefore, Islamic law does not approve of it.

Secondly: The marriage of a minor girl before she reaches puberty is permissible according to Islamic law, by scholarly consensus. They base this on the Almighty's saying: "And those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their waiting period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated" ( divorces /4), and on the action of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who married Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, when she was six years old, and consummated the marriage with her when she was nine.

The marriage of a minor girl does not necessitate the permissibility of sexual intercourse with her. Rather, intercourse should not occur unless she is prepared for it. It is recommended that a guardian not marry off his daughter while she is young unless there is a clear benefit that is feared to be lost by delaying the marriage.

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