While that marriage probably took place when he and she were young, the passing of time and the onset of older age did not invalidate the covenant they had entered into, that is, the marriage contract.
وفي حين ان ذلك كان على الارجح عندما كانا لا يزالان شابين ،‏ فإن مرور الوقت والشيخوخة لا يُبطِلان العهد الذي دخلا فيه :‏ عقد الزواج .‏