Wives and children of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Last updated: 4 October 2017 From the section Biography of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Third wife: A'ishah bint Abu Bakr (RAH)

Prophet Muhammad's third wife was A'ishah, the daughter of his closest companion Abu Bakr, who later became the first Caliph of the Muslim community upon the Prophet's death.

Muhammad (pbuh) saw a dream where an Angel came up to him with a covered up lady and said this shall be your wife. He uncovered the veil and it was A'ishah. So he said if this dream was truly from Allah then it'll come to pass (i.e. it'll take place). And it did. The nikaah was done in Makkah but the marriage was consummated (i.e. have sex with her for the first time) in Madinah in the 2nd year after Hijrah.

A'ishah was the Prophet's favourite after Khadijah.

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In the 11th year of his Prophethood, Muhammad (pbuh) decided to marry A'ishah (rah), the daughter of his closest companion Abu Bakr (RA), after getting permission from his wife Sawdah.

Traditional Hadith states that A'ishah (rah) was 6 years old when they were officially married in Shawwal, however, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not consummate his marriage with her until 3 years later when 'Aishah (rah) was 9 years old. She is believed to have stayed in her parents' house during these 3 years.

However, many reputable Islamic scholars have suggested other age of A'ishah (rah). Taking all known accounts and records of A'ishah's age at marriage, estimates of her age range from 9 to 19.

Because of this, it is impossible to know with any certainty how old A'ishah (rah) was.