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
However, according to Islam, Muslims have to abide to the laws of the land they are in, so if the minimum legal age of marriage in the country/state is 16 (or 18) then performing the ceremony and the consummation of the same 14 years old mentioned before is against Islam, since it's against the laws of the land. read more