What is the youngest age a female can marry?

· 21 Jumada II 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 837English
Marriage & DivorceMarriage (Nikah)

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What is the youngest age a female can marry?

Answer

According to Shariah, a female has the right to her marriage partner and subsequetly marry upon attaining puberty.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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