The muhaddith Imam Bukhari did not make a mistake by authenticating the ahadith of Aisha stating she was six years old when she married the Prophet of God and 9 years old when her marriage was consumated.
All Muslim historians and hadith scholars endorsed his analysis:
1. Commentators of Sahih Muslim included the following Chapter
بَابُ تَزْوِيجِ الْأَبِ الْبِكْرَ الصَّغِيرَةَ
2. Imam Abu Dawud in his Sunan stated
باب في تزويج الصِّغار
3. Imam Nisa'i in his Sunan says
إِنْكَاحُ الرَّجُلِ ابْنَتَهُ الصَّغِيرَةَ
4. Imam Ibn Majah in his Sunan says
بَابُ نِكَاحِ الصِّغَارِ يُزَوِّجُهُنَّ الْآبَاءُ
5. Imam al-Darimi in his Sunan said
بَابٌ فِي تَزْوِيجِ الصِّغَارِ إِذَا زَوَّجَهُنَّ آبَاؤُهُنَّ
6. Imam Hakim in his Mustadrak said
تَسْمِيَةُ أَزْوَاجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ، الْأَبْكَارِ وَالثَّيِّبَاتِ، وَذِكْرُ مَنْ كُنَّ وَعَدَدِهُنَّ، وَمَنْ وُلِدَتْ مِنْهُنَّ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا مِنْهُنَّ وَمَنْ طُلِّقَتْ مِنْهُنَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَمَاتَتْ وَمَنْ طَلَّقَ بَعْدَمَا دَخَلَ بِهَا فَمَاتَتْ وَمَنْ طَلَّقَهَا ثُمَّ رَاجَعَهَا وَمَنْ مَاتَتْ عِنْدَهُ وَمَنْ تَزَوَّجَ مِنْهُنَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَبِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْبُلْدَانِ وَمَنْ تَزَوَّجَ مِنْ بُطُونِ قُرَيْشٍ وَمِنْ حُلَفَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ وَمِنْ سَائِرِ قَبَائِلِ الْعَرَبِ وَمِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَمِنْ سَبَايَا الْعَرَبِ، وَمَنْ خَطَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَتَزَوَّجْهَا، وَأَوْقَاتِ تَزْوِيجِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِيَّاهُنَّ كَيْفَ كَانَ وَمَنْ بَقِيَتْ مِنْهُنَّ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَمَنِ اتَّخَذَ مِنْ سَرَارِي الْعَجَمِ»
7. Imam Ibn Abi Shaibah in his Musannaf stated
مَا قَالُوا فِي الرَّجُلِ يُزَوِّجُ الصَّبِيَّةَ أَوْ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا
8. Imam al-Baghawi in his Sharh al-Sunnah
بَاب تَزْوِيجِ الصَّغِيرةِ
9. Imam Khatib Baghdadi in his al-Kifaayah
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي صِحَّةِ سَمَاعِ الصَّغِيرِ
وَتَزَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَّ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَهِيَ بِنْتُ سِتِّ سِنِينَ , وَبَنَى بِهَا وَهِيَ بِنْتُ تِسْعٍ , وَرَوَتْ عَنْهُ مَا حَفِظَتْهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْت
10. Imam Ibn Abd al Barr al-Maliki
لا أعلمهم اختلفوا في ذلك
I don't know if they (scholars) had differed about it (Aisha's Age of Marriage). {الاستيعاب في معرفة الأصحاب ۲/۱۰۸}
11. Ibn Hazm said its Mansus (ie known by textual evidence) :
هذا سن عائشة منصوص لا تكلف فيه {حجتہ الوداع لابن حزم ۲/۱۵}
12. Ibn Kathir in his magnum opus "Al-Bidayah" says
تزوجها وهي ابنت ست سنين وبنى بها وهي ابنة تسع ما لا خلاف فيه بين الناس
The Prophet (saw) married Aisha when she was six and consummated when she was nine and there is no difference of opinion on this. {البدایہ والنھایہ ۳/۱۶۱}
13. Allama Badr al-Din al-Ayni al-Hanafi said
وحديث عائشة _ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهَا - _ مشهور وقريب إلى التواتر
The Hadith of Aisha is famous and it is near to Tawatur.
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