67/60. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5158 — Aisha’s Marriage Contract and Household
Whoever consummated his marriage with a lady of nine years of age
Hadith About Aisha’s Marriage Contract and Time with the Prophet
Sahih Bukhari : 5158
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5158
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَائِشَةَ وَهْىَ ابْنَةُ سِتٍّ وَبَنَى بِهَا وَهْىَ ابْنَةُ تِسْعٍ وَمَكَثَتْ عِنْدَهُ تِسْعًا.
`Urwa Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5158In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 93USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 88
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5158
This Hadith reports details about the marriage of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to Aisha. Urwa narrates that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wrote the marriage contract with Aisha when she was six years old, consummated the marriage when she was nine years old, and she remained with him for nine years, meaning until his death. The safest explanation is to stay with the text as given. The Hadith is mainly a report of dates and stages in that marriage: contract, consummation, and the period she stayed with him. It does not add a long discussion in this wording, so the explanation should not add extra claims beyond it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith reports the timing of Aisha’s marriage contract.
- It mentions the timing of consummation as part of the narration.
- It states that Aisha remained with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for nine years.
- The report should be read as a narrated account without adding details not in the text.
