As such, the verse is explicit in its legislation of temporary marriage.

As such, the verse is explicit in its legislation of temporary marriage. Ibn ‘Abbas, raḍiyallahu ‘anhu , also made this clear. Al-Ṭabari says: حدثنا حميد بن مسعدة، قال :ثنا بشر بن المفضل، قال :ثنا داود، عن أبي نضرة، قال :سألت ابن عباس عن متعة النساء، قال :أما تقرأ سورة النساء؟ قال :قلت بلى. قال: فما تقرأ فيها :فما استمتعتم به منهن إلى أجل مسمى؟ قلت :لا، لو قرأتها هكذا ما سألتك !قال :فإنها كذا. Hamid b. Mas’adah – Bashar b.

al-Mufaḍḍal – Dawud – Abu Nadrah: I asked Ibn ‘Abbas concerning mut’ah with women . He replied, “Do you not read Surah al-Nisa ?” I said, “I do.” He said, “So, do you not read in it { Those of them with whom you contract mut’ah for a specified period } [4:24]?” I said, “No. If I had recite it like that, I would not have asked you!” He said, “ Verily, it is like that .”[^13] About the first narrator, al-Hafiẓ comments: حميد بن مسعدة بن المبارك السامي بالمهملة أو الباهلي بصري صدوق Hamid b.

Mas’adah b. al-Mubarak al-Sami or al-Bahili, Basri: Saduq (very truthful) .[^14] What of the…