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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Nikah Al-Mut’ah, Zina or Sunnah? Allah Calls Mut’ah “A Good Thing” ==================================== We know already that Allah revealed the Verse of al-Mut’ah in His Book: فما استمتعتم به منهن فآتوهن أجورهن فريضة Those of them with whom you contract mut’ah , give them their prescribed dowries.[^1] We also know that this ayah came down with some extra words included in it: فما استمعتم به منهن إلى أجل مسمى فآتوهن أجورهن فريضة Those of them with whom you contract mut’ah for a specified period, give them their prescribed dowries.
The underlined part, however, is not part of the verse. It is only Allah’s Own Tafsir of it, and it belongs to the Hikmah revealed to , sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi . As we have discussed in the first chapter, it is allowed to recite this extra phrase along with the verse (as Ubayy b. Ka’b, Ibn ‘Abbas and some others from the Salaf did), and it is equally allowed to remove it.
The words “for a specified period” make it impossible to twist the verse – in desperate attempts - in favour of permanent marriages or concubine relationships. Only mut’ah is conducted “for a specified period”, and the ayah is definitely about it. Meanwhile, the Verse of al-Mut’ah remains in force till today, and will continue to do so till the Hour. Shaykh al-Kulayni (d.
329 H) records: علي، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن عمر بن أذينة، عن زرارة قال: جاء عبد الله بن عمير الليثي إلى أبي جعفر عليه السلام فقال له: ما تقول في متعة النساء؟ فقال: أحلها الله في كتابه وعلى لسان نبيه صلى الله عليه وآله فهي حلال إلى يوم القيامة ‘Ali – his father – Ibn Abi ‘Umayr – ‘Umar b. Uzaynah – Zurarah: ‘Abd Allah b.
‘Umayr al-Laythi went to Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, and said to him, “What is your opinion of mut’ah with women?” So, he (Abu Ja’far) said, “ Allah made it halal in His Book and upon the tongue of His Prophet, peace be upon him and his family. Therefore, it is halal till the Day of al-Qiyamah .”[^2] ‘Allamah al-Majlisi (d. 1111 H) says: حسن Hasan [^3] Ayatullah al-Ruhani also comments: صحيح Sahih [^4] The ace Sunni exegete, Imam Ibn Jarir al-Ṭabari (d.
310 H), also documents: حدثنا محمد بن المثنى، قال: ثنا محمد بن جعفر، قال: ثنا شعبة، عن الحكم، قال: سألته عن هذه الآية} : والمحصنات من النساء إلا ما ملكت أيمانكم {إلى هذا الموضع: }فما استمتعتم به منهن {أمنسوخة هي؟ قال: لا. قال الحكم: قال علي رضي الله عنه: لولا أن عمر رضي الله عنه نهى عن المتعة ما زنى إلا شقى. Muhammad b. al-Muthanna – Muhammad b.