Question Summary:
Marriage of underage girls

Question Detail:

According to the Qur'an and Hadith, marrying children are allowed. How can this be? The prophet married aisha when she was 6 years old and consumated the marriage when she was 9 years old. Islamic sources say so.
Also, in the Qur'an, there is a surah 65:4 where it talks about divorcing wives who have not menstruated. How can this be?
You find that some muslim men marry children based on this, is the interpretation correct?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.  
Please refer to the following two articles concerning this subject:
Askimam Article - Young Marriage
Askimam Article - The Age of Aishah (radiyallahu `anha) at the Time of Marriage
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Bilal Mohammad
Student Darul Iftaa
New Jersey, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net