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How old was each of the Mothers of the Believers when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, married her?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, married Khadijah when she was forty, thirty-five, or forty-five years old.

Then Sawdah bint Zam’ah when she was sixty-six years old.

Then Aisha when she was six years old, and he consummated the marriage with her when she was nine.

Then Hafsa when she was twenty-one years old.

Then Zaynab bint Khuzaymah when she was around thirty years old.

Then Umm Salamah when she was around twenty-seven years old.

Then Zaynab bint Jahsh when she was around thirty-eight years old.

Then Juwayriyah when she was around fifteen years old.

Then Umm Habibah when she was around forty-two years old.

Then Safiyah when she was not yet seventeen years old.

Then Maymunah when she was around twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, and she was the last one he married.

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