`Ali (a.

`Ali (a.s) has said, If `Umar had not prohibited mut`ah, no one would have committed adultery except for the wicked people.[1] `Ali ibn Muhammad Qushchi also says, `Umar went up the pulpit and said, O people, there were three things practiced during the Prophets lifetime, which I forbid and I will punish anyone who performs them.

They are mut`at al-nisa, mut`at al-hajj and saying hayya `ala khayri al`amali in adhan.[2] The narrations concerning this point are too many to be mentioned here.[3] It should be noted that mut`ah is a kind of marriage, and marriage is divided into two kinds: permanent and temporary marriage. The woman with…