Meanwhile, this must be put in its proper context.

Meanwhile, this must be put in its proper context. Sabrah was one of the soldiers who conquered Makkah with the Messenger of Allah, as Imam Muslim reports: حدثنا أبو كامل فضيل بن حسين الجحدري حدثنا بشر ( يعني ابن مفضل ) حدثنا عمارة بن غزية عن الربيع بن سبرة أن أباه غزا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فتح مكة قال فأقمنا بها خمس عشرة ( ثلاثين بين ليلة ويوم ) فأذن لنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم في متعة النساء Abu Kamil Fuḍayl b. Husayn al-Jahdari – Bishr b. Mufaḍḍal – ‘Amarah b.

Ghaziyyah: Al-Rabi’ b. Sabrah reported that his father was on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, during the Conquest of Makkah. He (Sabrah) said: “So we stayed there for fifteen days (including thirteen full days), and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, permitted us to do mut’ah with women.”[^3] As such, when Sabrah “entered Makkah”, he was doing so as part of a military force that had conquered the holy city.

As the soldiers were entering as conquerors, the Prophet commanded them to do mut’ah , and they camped in there for fifteen days. The Year of the Conquest of Makkah is also known as the Year of al-Awṭas, and this is another relevant riwayah of Imam Muslim concerning it: حدثنا أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة حدثنا يونس بن محمد حدثنا عبدالواحد بن زياد حدثنا أبو عميس عن إياس بن سلمة عن أبيه قال رخص رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم عام أوطاس في المتعة ثلاثا ثم نهى عنها Abu Bakr b. Abi Shaybah – Yunus b.

Muhammad – ‘Abd al-Wahid b. Ziyad – Abu ‘Umays – Iyas b. Salama – his father (Salama): The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, allowed mut’ah for three days during the Year of Awṭas . Then, he forbade it.[^4] The annotator, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Baqi, explains: ( عام أوطاس ) هذا تصريح بأنها أبيحت يوم فتح مكة وهو ويوم أوطاس شيء واحد (Year of Awṭas) this is an explicit statement that it was allowed on the day of the conquest of Makkah , which is also the same as the Day of Awṭas.

^5 So, mut’ah was supposedly made compulsory as the conquering soldiers entered Makkah, and was banned again three days later. Interestingly, Imam Muslim has this “ sahih ” report which overturns everything: وحدثنا أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة حدثنا ابن علية عن معمر عن الزهري عن الربيع بن سبرة عن أبيه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم نهى يوم الفتح عن متعة النساء Abu Bakr b. Abi Shaybah – Ibn ‘Ulayyah – Ma’mar – al-Zuhri – al-Rabi’ b.

Sabrah – his father (Sabrah): The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, forbade mut’ah with women on the Day of the Conquest .[^6] That same day?