marital age of girls in muslim religion

Submitted by Gabriel aredeo (United Kingdom), Dec 6, 2013 at 04:21

I've heard muslim teachers when asked about the marital age of a girl. The muslim religious teacher said any age even as young as four as long as the girls father consents to it. Does any one know if this is a general teaching.or just some teachers' points of view.

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