How old were the Prophet's wives (peace be upon him) and how old was the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the time of their marriages, and what were the dates of their marriages and the dates of their deaths, may Allah be pleased with them all?
The number of the Prophet's wives, peace and blessings be upon him, who were from the Quraysh, is six: Khadijah, Aisha, Hafsa, Umm Habibah, Umm Salamah, and Sawdah. He married Khadijah before his prophethood, when he was 25 years old and she was 40. He did not marry another woman until her death, and she bore him all his children except Ibrahim. After her death, he married Sawdah, then he contracted marriage with Aisha when she was six, and he consummated the marriage with her during the Hijra when she was nine years old. He married the rest of his wives in Medina after the Hijra.
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