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Because marriage is a great responsibility and a solemn covenant, as the Holy Quran has indicated, it was necessary to ensure that both spouses are of an age where they can bear the consequences of marriage, especially the woman. However, what was permissible in one time may be disliked in another. For example, during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, females were married - that is, consummated with - at the age of nine, and this is what we find impermissible in our current era, due to the corruption it causes to minors. Therefore, the jurists agreed to restrict the age of marriage, because this is linked to the interest that the legislation takes care of.