Ibn Uthaymin
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I got this from Ahl Hadeeth website.
Sheikh Albani رحمه الله said in " al-Taalikat ar-Radiyyah " ( 2-151 ) :
A person should not accept marrying his daughter - even if she is mature - to a man who is very much older than her, instead he should take in consideration that their ages should be close, because an-Nasai ( 2-70 ) reported that Buraidah Bin al-Husaib رضي الله عنه said :
" Abu Bakr and Omar رضي الله عنهما asked The Prophet صلّى الله عليه وسلّم to marry Fatimah رضي الله عنها .
The Prophet did not accept saying to them : " She is young " .
Then Ali رضي الله عنه asked to marry her, and The Prophet صلّى الله عليه وسلّم agreed " .
As-Sindi said in his Explanation of an-Nasai : We benefit from this Hadith that ages of the married - being the same or close - is considered, because it is more likely to combine them . Yes, sometimes it is neglected for something higher, like in the case of The Prophet صلّى الله عليه وسلّم marrying Aisha رضي الله عنها .
End of Albani's Quote.
Fatimah died 11 H , after 4 or 5 months of the death of The Prophet صلّى الله عليه
وسلّم . She died at an age of 24 or 25 years .
Ali married her in the second year after Hijrah when her age was 15 or 16 (quoted by Adh Dhaahabee in his biography" Siyar Aalam an-Nubalaa " ) .
Abu Bakr died 13 H at an age of 63 , he asked to marry Fatimah when he was at an age of 52 , which makes their age difference about 36 years .
Omar died 23 H at an age of 63 , he asked to marry Fatimah when he was at an age of 42 , which makes their age difference about 26 years .
Ali died 40 H at an age of 60 , he married her at an age of 22 , which makes their age difference about 6 or 7 years .
Sheikh Albani رحمه الله said in " al-Taalikat ar-Radiyyah " ( 2-151 ) :
A person should not accept marrying his daughter - even if she is mature - to a man who is very much older than her, instead he should take in consideration that their ages should be close, because an-Nasai ( 2-70 ) reported that Buraidah Bin al-Husaib رضي الله عنه said :
" Abu Bakr and Omar رضي الله عنهما asked The Prophet صلّى الله عليه وسلّم to marry Fatimah رضي الله عنها .
The Prophet did not accept saying to them : " She is young " .
Then Ali رضي الله عنه asked to marry her, and The Prophet صلّى الله عليه وسلّم agreed " .
As-Sindi said in his Explanation of an-Nasai : We benefit from this Hadith that ages of the married - being the same or close - is considered, because it is more likely to combine them . Yes, sometimes it is neglected for something higher, like in the case of The Prophet صلّى الله عليه وسلّم marrying Aisha رضي الله عنها .
End of Albani's Quote.
Fatimah died 11 H , after 4 or 5 months of the death of The Prophet صلّى الله عليه
وسلّم . She died at an age of 24 or 25 years .
Ali married her in the second year after Hijrah when her age was 15 or 16 (quoted by Adh Dhaahabee in his biography" Siyar Aalam an-Nubalaa " ) .
Abu Bakr died 13 H at an age of 63 , he asked to marry Fatimah when he was at an age of 52 , which makes their age difference about 36 years .
Omar died 23 H at an age of 63 , he asked to marry Fatimah when he was at an age of 42 , which makes their age difference about 26 years .
Ali died 40 H at an age of 60 , he married her at an age of 22 , which makes their age difference about 6 or 7 years .