1. Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from and Afi ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn al-Hakam who has said the following:

“It was once said to abu ‘ Abd Allah, or abu al-Hassan , ‘We give our children in marriage when they are small children.’ He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said, ‘If they are given in marriage when they are small, they may fail to develop loving relationships.’”