So, invoke the curse of Allah (upon the wrong party between...

So, invoke the curse of Allah (upon the wrong party between us) – (I say) that the truth is what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, said, and that the falsehood is what your companion said.” ‘Abd Allah b.

‘Umayr then advanced and said, “Would it make you happy if your wives, daughters, sisters and the daughters of your uncle do ( mu’tah )?” So, Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him, turned away from him when he mentioned his wives and the daughters of his uncle.[^1] ‘Allamah al-Majlisi (d. 1111 H) says: حسن Hasan .[^2] Al-Laythi was apparently a Sunni, who held ‘Umar in extremely high esteem. He did not believe in the legitimacy of mut’ah , solely on the premise that ‘Umar forbade it.

The of the Prophet, ‘alaihim al-salam , by contrast, follow his Sunnah , and uphold its legality. So, the official position of the chosen ones from the Messenger’s offspring is that mut’ah is decreed in the Qur’an and its verse had never been abrogated. As such, temporary marriage remains halal till the Last Hour. The also believe that it is a bid’ah to consider mut’ah to be haram , and that whosoever does so has opposed the Prophet of Allah.

Al-Laythi insulted Imam al-Baqir, ‘alaihi al-salam , by asking if it would please him if his wives and the daughters of his uncle did mut’ah . Of course, mut’ah is haram for married women. A woman in Islam can only have one husband at a time. It is also very likely that the daughters of the Imam’s uncle were also already married at that time. Thus, due to al-Laythi’s mocking (or perhaps ignorant) insult, the noble Imam turned away from him.

Interestingly, there are some authentic Sunni riwayat which also confirm this Shi’i hadith . Imam Muslim (d. 261 H) has this surprising one: حدثنا حامد بن عمرو البكراوي حدثنا عبدالواحد ( يعني ابن زياد ) عن عاصم عن أبي نضرة قال كنت عند جابر بن عبدالله فأتاه آت فقال ابن عباس وابن الزبير اختلفا في المتعتين فقال جابر فعلناهما مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم ثم نهانا عنهما عمر فلم نعد لهما Hamid b. ‘Amr al-Bakrawi – ‘Abd al-Wahid b. Ziyad – ‘Asim – Abu Naḍrah: I was with Jabir b.

‘Abd Allah, a person came and said, “Ibn ‘Abbas and Ibn al-Zubayr disagree concerning the two types of mut’ah .” So, Jabir said, “ We practised BOTH of them along with the Messenger of Allah , peace be upon him. Then, ‘Umar forbade us from them both , and we have not reverted to them.”[^3] This hadith is significant in many ways.