Then, ‘Umar prohibited us from doing them and since then we...

Then, ‘Umar prohibited us from doing them and since then we have not practiced them.”[^6] In his book of exegesis, Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti narrates on the authority of ‘Abd ar-Razzaq, Abu Dawud and Ibn Jarir, and they narrate the decree when he was asked, “Has the verse on mut‘ah been abrogated?” He replied, “No,” and ‘Ali ( ‘a ) said: "لولا أن عمر نهى عن المتعة ما زنى إلا شقيّ." “Had ‘Umar not prohibited mut‘ah , no one would have ever committed adultery and fornication { zina } except a wretched person.”[^7] Also, ‘Ali ibn Muhammad Qawshchi says: “‘Umar ibn al-Khattab announced from the pulpit: "أيها الناس ثلاث كنّ على عهد رسول الله أنا أنهي عنهنّ و أحرمهنّ وأعاقب عليهنّ وهى متعة النساء ومتعة الحج وحيّ على خير