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For example, in his own Sahih Muslim ibn Hajjaj quotes Jabir ibn `Abdullah and Salamah ibn Akwa` to have said, A herald came to us from the Prophet (a.s) and said 'The Messenger of Allah has permitted you to have enjoyment of women.' This means he has permitted mut`ah marriage.[3] [1] Al-Durr al-Manthur, vol. 2, p.140, commentary on the Qur'anic verse mentioned above. [2] Jami` al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Qur'an, part 5, p. 9. [3] Sahih Muslim, part 4, p. 130, printed in Egypt.

The hadiths related in the books of Sahih and Musnad are too many to be cited here. These are sufficient evidence that mut`ah marriage was a law during the time of the holy Prophet (a.s)[1], admitted by the commentators and scholars of Islam. A question may be raised as to whether the content of the mut`ah verse has been abrogated. There may be few people who doubt that mut`ah marriage was allowed in the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (a.s).

There may be doubt concerning its maintenance and its not having been abrogated. Hadiths and the history of Islam indicate that mut`ah, a command of the Divine, was frequently practiced by Muslims up to the time of the second caliph, who prohibited it for certain considerations. In his Sahih, Muslim Ibn Hajjaj quotes (the event of) a debate between Ibn `Abbas and Ibn al-Zubayr in regard to mut`at al-nisa' and mut`at al-hajj.

Jabir ibn `Abdullah said, We, together with the Prophet, practiced both types of mut`ah; `Umar prohibited us from both; and we no longer practiced them.[2] [1] A sample list of the documents includes: Sahih al-Bukhari, the chapter on Tamattu`; Musnad Ahmad, vol. 4, p. 436, & vol. 3, pp. 3 & 356; Malik's al-Muwatta', vol. 2, pp. 4 & 30; Sunan al-Bayhaqi, vol. 7, pp. 5 & 306; Tafsir al-Tabari vol. 5, pp. 6 & 9; Ibn al-Athir's al-Nihayah, vol. 2, pp. 7 & 249; Tafsir al-Razi, vol. 3, pp.

8 & 201; Tarikh Ibn Khillakan, vol. 1, pp. 9 & 359; Ahkam al-Qur'an, vol. 2, pp. 10 & 178; al-Raghib's al-Muhadharat, vol. 2, pp. 11 & 94; al-Suyuti's al-Jami` al-Kabir, vol. 8, pp. 12 & 293; Ibn Hajar's Fath al-Bari, vol. 9, p.141. [2] Sunan al-Bayhaqi, vol. 7, p. 206; Sahih Muslim, vol. 1, p. 395. In his commentary on the Quran, Jalal al-Din Suyuti has quoted `Abd al-Razzaq, Abu-Dawud and Ibn Jarir to have asked Hakam if mut`ah marriage has been abrogated; he answered No.