Welcome to the forum @Believe Heart.
The most reliable narrations are the ones in the most authoritative collections of hadith, which are Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. In both of these collections, Aisha says herself that she married the prophet PBUH when she was 6.
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/124483/h...he-prophet
But if you happen to have a more reliable narration than the ones in these collections, je suis tout ouïe.
All mainstream sources of hadith don't fit with your understanding. And thinking that anyone disagreeing with you is being manipulative is not a good move.
If you don't want to accept mainstream narrations simply because you're bothered by objections from non muslims on moral grounds, I can assure you you're better off giving them the middle finger, most people in the West don't seriously try and get reliable information when it comes to Islam, they may feign interest in some circumstances to look smart and win arguments -as you'll repeatedly see it happen here, but there is nothing to it beyond appearances.
(August 25, 2022 at 11:53 am)Believe Heart Wrote: The most reliable and logically congruent narrations show that Ayşe was 19 years old at this time.
The most reliable narrations are the ones in the most authoritative collections of hadith, which are Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. In both of these collections, Aisha says herself that she married the prophet PBUH when she was 6.
https://islamqa.info/en/answers/124483/h...he-prophet
But if you happen to have a more reliable narration than the ones in these collections, je suis tout ouïe.
(August 25, 2022 at 11:53 am)Believe Heart Wrote: If you hear or read a story that does not fit with this, it is known that someone with malicious intent is trying to manipulate you.
All mainstream sources of hadith don't fit with your understanding. And thinking that anyone disagreeing with you is being manipulative is not a good move.
If you don't want to accept mainstream narrations simply because you're bothered by objections from non muslims on moral grounds, I can assure you you're better off giving them the middle finger, most people in the West don't seriously try and get reliable information when it comes to Islam, they may feign interest in some circumstances to look smart and win arguments -as you'll repeatedly see it happen here, but there is nothing to it beyond appearances.
