Ibn ‘Abbas was very explicit that it was ‘Umar who banned mut’ah – NOT Allah...
Ibn ‘Abbas was very explicit that it was ‘Umar who banned mut’ah – NOT Allah, and NOT His Messenger. ‘Abd al-Razzaq has another hadith which confirms the last point above: عبد الرزاق عن ابن جريج قال: أخبرني أبو الزبير قال: سمعت جابر بن عبد الله يقول: استمتعنا أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، حتى نهي عمرو بن حريث ‘Abd al-Razzaq – Ibn Jurayj – Abu al-Zubayr – Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah: “ We, the Sahabah of the Prophet, peace be upon him, did mut’ah UNTIL the prohibition of ‘Amr b.
Hurayth (from it) .”[^5] The only new name here is Abu al-Zubayr. Al-Hafiẓ says about him: محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس بفتح المثناة وسكون الدال المهملة وضم الراء الأسدي م
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