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I’m 26 and he’s 40, what does Islam say about age differences in marriage?

I am 26 and my “soon-to-be” is 40. We are both divorced (we are both good and practising Muslims) and wish to marry soon. I am just wondering if there is a limit on age difference according to Islam. Like, is he too old for me? As I am sure this will be my parents’ biggest issue. My parents are Christians and I would like to have the Islamic ruling on this rather than their Christian ruling.

She is three years older then me and many people think it’s wrong

I’ve known this girl for a few years now and I wish to marry her. But the problem is that many think it’s wrong that she is 3 years older than me. I love her very deeply and I believe she does too, but she’d never betray her family and friends. What i want to know is that is it lawful for a Muslim girl who is 3 years older to marry a Muslim boy?