Girl, 12, marries man, 55, in Saudi Arabia, following example of Muhammad's marriage to Aisha, 6

 A 55 year old man has married a 12 old girl in Jazan province, Saudi Arabia. She was married to the man by the local Muslim cleric Sheikh Saeed bin Masoud Al Yami, after she and her father gave consent. Her uncle however alleges the man took advantage of her father's financial difficulties and that she was actually sold for 40,000 Saudi dollars. The Muslim cleric said there was no law against such marriages and that he has also married a 10 year old girl to a 30 year old man two years ago.¹

 There are also reports, probably referring to the same as the case mentioned above, of a mazoun or a marriage official in Najran city, Najran, Saudi Arabia, marrying a 12 year old girl and consummating the marriage two months later, at the urging of his mother, despite the father of the girl asking him to wait a year before having physical realtionship. Many in the country, including senior clerics such as the Grand Mufti of the nation, Sheikh Abdul Aziz al Sheikh, supports child marriages, citing Muhammad's example.²

Islamic prophet Muhammad married six year old Aisha and consummated the marriage (had sex with her) when she was nine, according to Sahih al-Bukhari 7:62:64³

Source: 1. Emirates247.com, Dubai Media Incorporated, 2. TheNational.ae, Abu Dhabi Media Company, 3. University of Southern California