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I don't care either, but not all Hadiths that state Aisha was 9 upon consummation are oral, here is a sahih hadith from Muslim Book 008, Number 3311

"'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) married her when she was seven years old, and she was taken to his house as a bride when she was nine, and her dolls were with her; and when he (the Holy Prophet) died she was eighteen years old"

http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/008-smt.php

That's not some link to people debating things online, that's an actual Hadith. By the way I read the entirety of that discussion, it seems not even Shia scholars are in agreement that she wasn't 9. All you did was show me that under Shia hadiths there is insufficient evidence to try to overturn what has already been accepted as doctrine.

Sorry if I trust reliable religious texts that have been referred to for over 1,200 years instead of some people arguing on a message board. You're "source" is the furthest thing from accurate. It's a web forum where anyone can post.

As is stated in the Wikipedia article, only a small number of modern Muslim writers disagree with the commonly accepted belief that she was 7 when married.

You were not arguing that she was between 9-19, you said that they never consummated the marriage, or in your exact terms "There is absolutely no proof of rape or any sexual activity between Aisha and the Prophet. None. "

Really?

"The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj. Then I got ill and my hair fell down. Later on my hair grew (again) and my mother, Um Ruman, came to me while I was playing in a swing with some of my girl friends. She called me, and I went to her, not knowing what she wanted to do to me. She caught me by the hand and made me stand at the door of the house. I was breathless then, and when my breathing became Allright, she took some water and rubbed my face and head with it. Then she took me into the house. There in the house I saw some Ansari women who said, "Best wishes and Allah's Blessing and a good luck." Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). Unexpectedly Allah's Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed me over to him, and at that time I was a girl of nine years of age."

http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/058-sbt.php#005.058.234

Even in the Shiite Hadiths that state she was upwards of 17, they do not deny there was sexual activity between her and the Prophet.

Shia sources do not confirm the age of 19 either, they have high variability between 14-24. 19 is certainly not an agreed upon number.

Never once have I criticized Mohammad(pbuh). Stop telling half-truths to people on the internet who are honestly looking for answers. Unless someone gives me a good reason to think otherwise, I'm going to follow the commonly accepted belief that she was 6 or 7 at marriage and 9 or 10 at consummation.

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