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Rabana Wa laqal Hamd
you agree that forcing a girl into marriage is haram, i agree that too and hear (alhamdulillah) everyone agrees ...but what can we do to the illiterates who do not agree.....i am not only blaming Pakistani , but also many people in many countries do such things.....if we go and explain them they kick us out .......and what ever you said is true ....but how an we help them , how can we save them from the blooming shots of hell..even they are our brothers and sister , we can't leave them ..can we????Marriage in Islam is not based on a specific age but it depends on puberty and maturity. Puberty differs from person to person and sometimes even area. The average age of puberty for girls is between 8 and 16 and for boys it starts a little older usually. The bottom line is that marriage is allowed as soon as one reaches puberty but one can't be forced into marriage. If Muslims are forcing their children to marry, that is haram and especially if they are below the age of marriage(at pbuerty). Some people are ignorant of Islam and they follow tradition or ethnic customs. Others simply are in poverty but I believe it has a lot to do with being ignorant of Islam.
For example, I know a Muslim who tells me wearing perfume, cologne, etc is haram so he walks around with bad body odor all day and everyone talks about him. The non-Muslims tell me that his religion does not allow him to smell good and I always have to correct them and clear this misconception up quickly. This may be his opinion or custom but that is not from Islam. The Prophet(saaws) said whatever smell is annoying to us is annoying to the angels as well. Now imagine smelling awful and doing salaat. Being clean and smelling good is part of Islam and our deen is very clear, simple and easy to understand. Everything is touched on and we are never in darkness. While the West keep making their own ways, rules and religions, for Muslims it is the Creator who givesthe way and guides us to it. The age of marriage is going up every so often in the west while in Islam this matter was settled 1,400 years ago.
In pre Islamic Arabia, girls were forced into marriage young and at times even when they were infants. Islam stopped this and Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala made it clear that marriage is allowed at the age of puberty and maturity. One can't be forced into marriage nor can girls be inherited against their will.