A person's readiness for marriage is seen from physical and non-physical
aspects. Bâligh is physical sign. Meanwhile, non-physical aspects are
psychological, social, and economic. Besides, Islamic law also provides guidances
about the worthiness for marriage in the Qur’an and hadits. No verse clearly
explains the the worthiness age for marriage, but the Qur'an hints at this
eligibility in several verses. In this research, the author will explore the
interpretations of two mufassirs who are famous for their style of fiqh, they are
Al-Qurthubî in his work Tafsîr al-Jâmi' li Ahkâm al-Qur'an and Wahbah al�Zuhailî in the book al-Tafsîr al-Munîr.
This research uses a comparative method by comparing interpretations of
verses in the Qur’an in their books, then analyzing similarities and differences,
and then exploring the factors causing the differences. This research is included in
library research and will produce qualitative descriptive research.
The main verses used in this research are Q.S. Al-Nisâ` verse 6, then
another verses Q.S. Al-Nûr verses 32-33 and verse 59, Q.S. Al-An'âm verse 152,
Q.S. Al-Hajj verse 5 and Q.S. Yûsuf verse 22. The point of similarity between the
interpretations of al-Qurthubî and Wahbah al-Zuhailî is the physical condition,
they characterized it by menstruation for women and nocturnal emission for men.
Meanwhile, the differences found in the interpretation of these two figures are in
non-physical aspects. Al-Qurthubî only discussed a glance of non-physical aspects
and not even including to the main aspects. Meanwhile, al-Zuhailî's interpretation
includes other aspects, such as psychological maturity, and considers it from the
legal and socio-economic aspects that were applied at that time. This condition
occurs because the difference in the classical and contemporary eras influenced
their interpretation. Al-Zuhaili uses the contextual interpretation when he
interprets the verses while al-Qurthubî does not use it