Thereupon he once again enters the state of ihram in the...

Thereupon he once again enters the state of ihram in the same journey in Mecca or preferably at the Sacred Mosque. Thereupon he goes towards 'Arafat and Mash'ar al-Haram performing hajj rituals to the end. By doing this, he is able to perform tamatu'a hajj and Umra [in the same journey]. The term 'mut'a' means pleasure and enjoyment. In this kind of hajj, things that are prohibited during ihram, are allowed in the interval between ihrams. That is why it is called mut'a of hajj.

The prohibition of two mut'as and Imam Ali's opinion When Umar prohibited those two lawful pleasures [muta' of hajj and mut'a marriage], Imam Ali (a.s), the guardian of Shari'a laws and the supporter of the Holy Prophet (s) stood against it. Ahmad bin Hanbal and Muslim Nayshaburi have narrated certain traditions in this respect. Ahmad quotes Abdullah bin Shafiq as saying: Uthman used to prohibit mut'a and Ali (a.s) used to allow it.

Addressing Uthman, Ali (a.s) said: You are so and so![^5] Thereupon Ali (a.s) said: You know very well that we used to practice mut'a at the time of the Holy Prophet (s). Uthman said: Yes, but we entertained fear.[^6] In another tradition, Sa'eed bin Musayyab says: 'Ali and 'Uthman differed on Hajj-at-Tamattu' while they were at 'Usfan (a familiar place near Mecca).

'Ali said, "I see you want to forbid people from doing a thing that the Prophet did?" When 'Ali saw that, he assumed Ihram for both Hajj and 'Umra.[^7] In another tradition, Marwan bin Hakam says: I saw 'Uthman and 'Ali.

'Uthman used to forbid people from performing Hajj-at-Tamattu' and Hajj-al-Qiran (Hajj and 'Umra together), and when 'Ali saw (this act of 'Uthman), he assumed Ihram for Hajj and 'Umra together saying, "Labbaik for 'Umra and Hajj," and said, "I will not leave the tradition of the Prophet on the saying of somebody."[^8] Great companions on prohibition of two mut'as The great companions of the Holy Prophet (s) have also confirmed the stance that Imam Ali (a.s) took in regard with the prohibition of the two mut'as.

Here are the views of some of them: Ibn Abbas One of the companions who has rejected Umar's opinion is Ibn Abbas. In his Musnad, Ahmad bin Hanbal narrates: Once Ibn Abbas said: The Holy Prophet used to perform mut'a of hajj. 'Arwa bin Zubair said: Abu Bakr and Umar prohibited mut'a of hajj. Belittling him, Ibn Abbas said: What does this little 'Arwa say? 'Arwa said: I said that Abu Bakr and Umar prohibited mut'a of hajj.