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Mutah marriage and refutation of those Raafidis who permit it Mutah marriage and refutation of those Raafidis who permit it Could you please tell if there is such a concept as 'temporary marriages'inislam. I would like to know because a friend of mine has read a book byprofessor Abui Qasim Gourgi and is under the impression that if they arealready married it is okay for them to do muta(the name for a temporarymarriage according to islamic shariah). His definition for a temporarymarriage is that if you like someone it is okay for you to have your nikahread with them for a short period of time. Please could you tell me moreabout the issue of muta and which schools of thought believe in such anidea (could you support your answer using references from ahadith andquran). Praise be to Allaah. Mutah or temporary marriage refers to when a man marries a woman for a specific length of time in return for a particularamount of money. The basic principle concerning marriage is that it should be ongoing and permanent. Temporary marriage ‒ i.e., mutahmarriage ‒ was permitted at the beginning of Islam, then it was abrogated and became haraam until the Day of Judgement. It was narrated from Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings ofAllaah be upon him) forbade mutah marriage and the meat of domestic donkeys at the time of Khaybar. According to another report, he forbademutah marriage at the time of Khaybar and he forbade the meat of tame donkeys.Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3979; Muslim, 1407. It was narrated from al-Rabee ibn Sabrah page 1 / 5
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Mutah marriage and refutation of those Raafidis who permit it al-Juhani that his father told him that he was with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who said, O people, I used to allow you to engage in mutah marriages, but now Allaah hasforbidden that until the Day of Resurrection, so whoever has any wives in a mutah marriage, he should let her go and do not take anything of the(money) you have given them.Narrated by Muslim, 1406. Allaah has made marriage one of His signs which calls us to think and ponder. He has created love and compassionbetween the spouses, and has made the wife a source of tranquility for the husband. He encouraged us to have children and decreed that a womanshould wait out the iddah period and may inherit. None of that exists in this haraam form of marriage. A woman who is married in a mutah marriage, according to the Raafidis ‒ i.e. the Shiah, who are the ones who say thatthis is permissible ‒ is neither a wife nor a concubine. But Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts)Except from their wives or (the slaves) that their right hands possess, for then, they are free from blame;But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors[al-Muminoon 23:5-7] The Raafidis quote invalid evidence to support their argument that mutah ispermissible. For example: page 2 / 5
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Mutah marriage and refutation of those Raafidis who permit it (a) They quote the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): …so with those of whom you have enjoyed sexual relations, give them their Mahr as prescribed…[al-Nisa 4:24] They say: this verse indicates that mutah is permissible, and the word their mahr (ujoorahunna ‒ lit. their dues or theirwages) is evidence that what is meant by the phrase you have enjoyed sexual relations is mutah. The refutation of this is the fact that prior to this Allaah mentions the women whom a man is forbidden to marry, thenhe mentions what is permissible for him, and He commands the man to giveto the woman he marries her mahr. The joy of marriage is expressed here by the word enjoyment (of whom you have enjoyed sexual relations). A similarinstance occurs in the Sunnah, in the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah according to which the Messengerof Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Woman is like a bent rib, if you try to straighten her you will break her. If you want toenjoy her, then enjoy her while she still has some crookedness in her.Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4889; Muslim, 1468. The mahr is referred to here as ajr (lit. dues or wages), but this does not refer to the money which is paid to thewoman with whom he engages in mutah in the contract of mutah. The mahr is referred to as ajr elsewhere in the Book of Allaah, where Allaahsays (interpretation of the meaning): page 3 / 5
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Mutah marriage and refutation of those Raafidis who permit it O Prophet (Muhammad)! Verily, We have made lawful to you your wives, to whom you have paid their Mahr(bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage)…[al-Ahzaab 33:50] Thus it becomes clear that there is no evidence in this verse to suggest that mutah is permissible. Even if we were to say for arguments sake that this verse indicates that mutah is permitted, we would still say that it isabrogated by the reports in the saheeh Sunnah which prove that mutah is forbidden until the Day of Resurrection. (b) The reports that some of the Sahaabah regarded it as being permissible,especially Ibn Abbaas. The refutation here is the fact that the Raafidis are following their own whims and desires, because they regard thecompanions of the Prophet (may Allaah be pleased with them) as kaafirs, then you see them quoting their actions as permissible in thisinstance and in others. With regard to those who said that it is permissible, they are among those who did not hear that it had beenforbidden. The Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) ‒ including Aliibn Abi Taalib and Abd-Allaah ibn al-Zubayr ‒ refuted Ibn Abbaass view thatmutah was permitted. It was narrated from Ali that he heard Ibn Abbaas permitting mutah marriage, and he said, Wait a minute, O IbnAbbaas, for the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade it on the day of Khaybar and (he also forbade) the meatof tame donkeys. page 4 / 5
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Mutah marriage and refutation of those Raafidis who permit it Narrated by Muslim, 1407. For more information see Questions no. 1373, 2377,6595. And Allaah knows best. page 5 / 5
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