Age, or lack thereof, is no hindrance to marriage under Islam, according to Ahmad Al-Mu’bi, an officiant for marriages from Saudi Arabia who says sex at 9 is fine.
According to a video of the Saudi official recorded and translated by MEMRI, the Middle East Media Research Institute, Al-Mu’bi has confirmed that marriage contracts are appropriate for girls as young as age 1.
And he said the model for marriage continues to be Muhammad, who married one of his wives when she was but 6.
The video comes from a broadcast on LBC Television on June 19, according to the MEMRI report.
Al-Mu’bi said, “Marriage is actually two things: First we are talking about the marriage contract itself. This is one thing, while consummating the marriage – having sex with the wife for the first time – is another thing.
“There is no minimal age for entering marriage. You can have a marriage contract even with a 1-year-old girl, not to mention a girl of 9, 7, or 8. This is merely a contract [indicating] consent. The guardian in such a case must be the father, because the father’s opinion is obligatory. Thus, the girl becomes a wife,” he said.
Islam loves to loathe the West for its sexual practices and promiscuity. Last that I checked, the West has a habit of frowning on pedophilia in part by criminalizing it. Islam, on the other hand, appears to approve of it. If it was good for Mohammed, it’s good for Muslims in 2008.
As for the marriage contract “indicating consent,” how does a 1 year old or a 9 year old have the mental capacity to consent to marriage?
Filed under: The Religion of Peace Files , consent, marriage, Muhammad, The Religion of Peace
