Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3257
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرٌ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَزَوَّجَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِتِسْعِ سِنِينَ وَصَحِبْتُهُ تِسْعًا .
Translation
Qutaybah reported to us; he said: Abthar narrated to us, from Mutarrif, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu Ubaydah, who said: Aishah said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) married me when I was nine years old, and I lived with him for nine years.
Translation notes
The report gives nine years both as Aishah’s age when she married and as the length of her companionship with the Prophet.