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Sahih al-Bukhari 5158صحيح البخاري 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.
Narrated 'Urwa: 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).
Grading
Sahih (authentic by the consensus of hadith scholars)
Chain of narrators
قبيصة بن عقبة بن محمد ← سفيان بن سعيد بن مسروق ← هشام بن عروة بن الزبير ← عروة بن الزبير بن العوام
Qabisa ibn Uqba ibn Muhammad → Sufyan → Hisham ibn Urwa ibn al-Zubayr → `Urwa
