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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Answer Temporary Marriage, Mutah a. cheldown, toledo, oh 43064 mutah or temporary marriage is one of the controversial issues among muslims scholars though this concept was generally attributed to shi'a. therefore, many think that it is a shi'i concept. in fact. it is not only a shi'a concept rather it exists in quranic commentaries and many reliable books in which are generally held by sunnis next to the holy quran ( i.e. bukhari : muslim).

the holy quran says, " for what you receive (mutah) from them ( women ) give them their pay as the religious duty ". ( 4:24) many commentators mention that this verse was revealed in regard of temporary marriage ( mutah ) such as ibn hurairah, mujahid and ubay ibn kab ( see fadhul qadir, vol. 1 by al-shawakani ). some commentators believe that this verse is related only to the permanent marriage.

however those who believe in mutah, consider it a marriage, but a temporary one having many points in common with permanent marriage. thus, it is another kink of marriage, which is allowed is islam. hadith : there are three groups of hadiths regarding mutah : that allows mutah ( without any condition ). that forbids mutah ( without any condition). that allows and forbid ( this group indicated that it was allowed by the prophet ( p.) then forbidden by the prophet himself (p.).

the second and third group are well known, so we will mention only the first group, which generally ignored. bukhari reports vol: 7 p.16 cairo edition. a) hadith reported from ibn abbas that he was about mutat-ul-nisa and he said it was allowed. b) jabir ibn abdullah and salama ibn akwa said we were in the army when the messenger of allah (p.) came to us and allowed us to perform mutah. sahih muslim vol : 2 p 705.

english ( lahore edition ): a.) abdullah ( b masud ) reported : we were on an expedition with the messenger of allah (p.) and we had no women with us. we said, should we not have ourselves castrated ? the prophet (p.) forbid us to do so. he, then granted us permission to contract temporary marriages for a stipulated period giving her a garment. abdullah, then recited this verse : o! those who believe, do not forbid what god had made lawful for you and not exceed the limit.

indeed god does not like those who exceed the limit ".