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211 H) documents: عبد الرزاق عن ابن عيينة عن إسماعيل عن قيس] عن عبد الله بن مسعود [قال: كنا نغزو مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فتطول عزبتنا فقلنا: ألا نختصي يا رسول الله فنهانا، ثم رخص أن نتزوج المرأة إلى أجل بالشئ، ثم نهانا عنها يوم خيبر، وعن لحوم الحمر الانسية ‘Abd al-Razzaq – Ibn ‘Uyaynah – Isma’il – Qays – [‘Abd Allah b. Mas’ud]: We were on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and our celibacy had been prolonged.

So, we said, “Should we castrate ourselves?” But, he forbade us. Then, he permitted that we should do nikah (marriage) with the woman for a specified period with something. Then, he forbade us from it on the Day of Khaybar and from the flesh of domestic asses.[^7] However, this same hadith has been recorded by al-Bukhari (d.

256 H) with significant differences: حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد حدثنا جرير عن إسماعيل عن قيس قال : قال عبد الله كنا نغزو مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم وليس لنا شيء فقلنا ألا نستخصي ؟ فنهانا عن ذلك ثم رخصلنا أن ننكح المرأة بالثوب ثم قرأ علينا } يا أيها الذين أمنوا لا تحرموا طيبات ما أحل الله لكم ولا تعتدوا أن الله لا يحب المعتدين { Qutaybah b. Sa’id – Jarir – Isma’il – Qays – ‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud): We were on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and we had nothing with us.

So, we said, “Should we castrate ourselves?” But, he forbade us to do that. Then, he permitted us to do nikah (marriage) with the woman, giving her a garment (as the dowry). Then, he recited to us {O you who believe! Do not make haram the good things which Allah has made halal for you ; and do not exceed the limits; surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits}.[^8] This version which Jarir transmitted from the same Isma’il mentions no prohibition of mut’ah at Khaybar.

Moreover, in it, Ibn Mas’ud quoted Qur’an 5:87 to Qays to defend its permissibility. This apparently took place after the death of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa alihi . This is also what yet another narrator transmitted from Isma’il. Imam Ahmad (d.

241 H) records: حدثنا عبد الله حدثني أبي ثنا وكيع عن بن أبي خالد عن قيس عن عبد الله قال كنا مع النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم ونحن شباب فقلنا يا رسول الله ألا نستخصي فنهانا ثم رخص لنا في ان ننكح المرأة بالثوب إلى الأجل ثم قرأ عبد الله { لا تحرموا طيبات ما أحل الله لكم } ‘Abd Allah (b. Ahmad) – my father (Ahmad b. Hanbal) – Waki’ – (Isma’il) Ibn Abi Khalid – Qays – ‘Abd Allah: “We were with the Prophet, peace be upon him, and we were youths.