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What is the best age for marriage in Islam?

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Islam does not give a specific age for marriage, either for the husband or for the wife. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “And for such of your women as despair of menstruation, if ye doubt, their period (of waiting) shall be three months, along with those who have it not” [al-Talaaq 65:4]. read more

Islam has specified the age of physical maturity but it has not specified the age of mental maturity. Rather, it has left it open to the discretion of the parents and children themselves. Those who are in favor of raising the legal age for marriage argue that: 1. read more

There is no obligatory age in Islam for marriage, but the minimum age is puberty or the start of the adulthood. After that, you can follow your local culture given that you do not trespass sexual modesty. Historically, from the time of the Prophet(peace be upon him) the context of culture has been used to determine the age of marriage. read more