The ruling on an elderly man marrying a barren woman

Question : This questioner says: I am an elderly man, over sixty years old. I want to marry a barren woman because she is unable to give birth and does not have the capacity to raise children. Is there any sin on me for that?

Answer : There is no sin on a person who has reached the age of sixty, unless he marries a woman of his own age. It is obligatory for a man to marry a barren woman, because a barren woman may not be desired, so this man would have achieved his wish. And she, may Allah grant her a husband, might not accept a man who can have children. He would say, perhaps he will cover the matter between them and bless them.