Mu’tah:Temporary Marriage and it’s refutation by Ahlul Sunnah

Zina (Fornication) in the name of Mu’tah is becoming very common these days among the immigrants and students in west. ‘Hasbunallah’ came across a TV program in one of the media channels in a South East Asian country where a debate was held to prove whether Mut’ah marriage is halal or haram. This program based their theme by having evidences reported from UK especially in London (also this link http://www.awamipolitics.com/temporary-marriage-cases-increasing-in-british-muslims-13263.html) where a research report has been made by a Senior Journalist of one of the leading media agency. It is being reported that lots of ignorant Ahlul Sunnah students and immigrants who are in need of finances, visas and cannot marry in normal ways to fulfill their sexual desires are converting from Sunni to Shiaa so that they can get married by Mut’ah with the Shiites males/females. Also upon interviewed, a lady (shown in the link provided) started this relationship with a man via this Mut’ah marriage and gave this excuse that since the Muslims in London can’t afford to have boyfriend and girlfriend relationship due to Shariah limitations, hence there is a room in Shariah of Islam that allows them to go for a Mut’ah marriage which is a temporary marriage where two parties sit and put their conditions on the table before entering into a temporary contract marriage. This lady was further fooled by the leading so called Scholar in UK who endorsed this and gave a verdict that it is HALAL for them to go for Mut’ah marriages in west keeping in view the temptations among Muslim bachelor boys and girls.

We feel it necessary to highlight this serious issue and make our brothers and sisters in Islam aware of this Satanic trap. Those who are falling into it, their this act has no relationship with true Islam. This is nothing but Zina in the name of the polluted and corrupted Islam presented by the deviant group – Shiaates (Raafidis). This is of no surprise, that in every era paid Maulwis (so-called Ulema) are available who can give any Fatwa for the sake of getting this Dunya (Money) to please the common masses and for acquiring fame. Those common masses who are practicing this marriage today do not fear Allah but they are doing this to quench their sexual desire by haram means taking Islam as excuse and by doing so they and their this act are more dangerous than the ones who commit Zina. Mut’ah marriage holders’ sin of this marriage is far more worse than the ones who commit Zina as the one who commits Zina knows he/she is sinning and can repent by turning back to Allah SWT however the one who commits this Mut’ah marriage feels that he/she is following the true Islam, giving him/her the least chance to repent and come back to Allah SWT. Today it is as crystal as clear that this is infact an agenda of Raafidis (Shiates) who have everything in their religion except the teachings of Islam that our beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu alehe wassalam had presented to this world.

This article refutes this concept by first defining as what actually the Mut’ah marriage is, how and why it was permitted initially in Islam to fulfill the need of a certain place and time, and how it was then made Haram by Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu alehe wassalam 1400 years ago . It also discusses what Taaweel (misinterpretation) Raafidis do by playing and mocking with the verses of Qur’an to suit their whims and desires. In last part, refutation by Ahlul Sunnah is provided for the readers.

What is Mut’ah (Temporary Marriage)?

Mut’ah marriage means that a man marries a woman – either Muslim or from the people of the Book – and specifies how long the marriage will last, for example five days, or two months, or half a year, or many years. The beginning and end of the marriage are specified, and he pays her a small mahr (dowry), and after the specified time is over, the woman exits the marriage. This kind of marriage was permitted during the year of the Conquest of Makkah for three days, then it was disallowed and prohibited until the Day of Resurrection. This was reported by Muslim (1406).

The wife is the one with whom one stays on a long-term basis, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

… and live with them honourably …
[al-Nisaa’ 4:19], but in the case of mut’ah a man does not live with the woman for long.

The wife is the one who is called a wife in sharee’ah, with whom the relationship is long-lasting. She is mentioned in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

Except from their wives or (the slaves) that their right hands possess, ¾ for then, they are free from blame. 
[al-Mu’minoon 23:6] – the latter (a slave whom one’s right hand possesses) is not a wife according to sharee’ah, because her stay is limited to a short time.

The wife is the one who inherits from the husband, or from whom the husband inherits, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

In that which your wives leave, your share is a half if they have no child…
[al-Nisaa’ 4:12]. But the woman in a mut’ah marriage does not inherit, because she is not a wife, since she spends such a short time with the man.

On these grounds, Mut’ah marriage is considered to be zinaa (adultery or fornication), even if both parties consent to it, and even if it lasts for a long time, and even if the man pays the woman a mahr. There is nothing that has been reported in sharee’ah that shows that it may be permitted, apart from the brief period when it was allowed during the year of the conquest of Makkah. That was because at that time there were so many people who has newly embraced Islam and there was the fear that they might become apostates, because they had been used to committing zinaa during the Jaahiliyyah. So this kind of marriage was permitted for them for three days, then it was made haraam until the Day of Resurrection, as was narrated by Muslim, 1406.

Mut’ah Marriage and Refutation of those Raafidis who permit it

As it is mentioned above, Mut’ah or temporary marriage refers to when a man marries a woman for a specific length of time in return for a particular amount of money.

The basic principle concerning marriage is that it should be ongoing and permanent. Temporary marriage – i.e., mut’ah marriage – was permitted at the beginning of Islam, then it was abrogated and became haraam until the Day of Judgement.

It was narrated from ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade mut’ah marriage and the meat of domestic donkeys at the time of Khaybar. According to another report, he forbade mut’ah marriage at the time of Khaybar and he forbade the meat of tame donkeys.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3979; Muslim, 1407.

It was narrated from al-Rabee’ ibn Sabrah al-Juhani that his father told him that he was with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who said, “O people, I used to allow you to engage in mut’ah marriages, but now Allaah has forbidden that until the Day of Resurrection, so whoever has any wives in a mut’ah marriage, he should let her go and do not take anything of the (money) you have given them.

Narrated by Muslim, 1406.

Allaah has made marriage one of His signs which calls us to think and ponder. He has created love and compassion between the spouses, and has made the wife a source of tranquility for the husband. He encouraged us to have children and decreed that a woman should wait out the ‘iddah period and may inherit. None of that exists in this haraam form of marriage.

A woman who is married in a mut’ah marriage, according to the Raafidis – i.e. the Shi’ah, who are the ones who say that this is permissible – is neither a wife nor a concubine. But Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts) Except from their wives or (the slaves) that their right hands possess, for then, they are free from blame; But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors.

[al-Mu’minoon 23:5-7]

Raafidis Claim:

The Raafidis quote invalid evidence to support their argument that mut’ah is permissible. For example:

(a) They quote the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

…so with those of whom you have enjoyed sexual relations, give them their Mahr as prescribed…

[al-Nisa’ 4:24]

They say: this verse indicates that mut’ah is permissible, and the word ‘their mahr (ujoorahunna – lit. their dues or their wages)’ is evidence that what is meant by the phrase ‘you have enjoyed sexual relations’ is mut’ah.

The refutation of this is the fact that prior to this Allaah mentions the women whom a man is forbidden to marry, then he mentions what is permissible for him, and He commands the man to give to the woman he marries her mahr.

The joy of marriage is expressed here by the word enjoyment (‘of whom you have enjoyed sexual relations’). A similar instance occurs in the Sunnah, in the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah according to which the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

Woman is like a bent rib, if you try to straighten her you will break her. If you want to enjoy her, then enjoy her while she still has some crookedness in her.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4889; Muslim, 1468.

The mahr is referred to here as ajr (lit. dues or wages), but this does not refer to the money which is paid to the woman with whom he engages in mut’ah in the contract of mut’ah. The mahr is referred to as ajr elsewhere in the Book of Allaah, where Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

O Prophet (Muhammad)! Verily, We have made lawful to you your wives, to whom you have paid their Mahr (bridal‑money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage)…

[al-Ahzaab 33:50]

Thus it becomes clear that there is no evidence in this verse to suggest that mut’ah is permissible.

Even if we were to say for argument’s sake that this verse indicates that mut’ah is permitted, we would still say that it is abrogated by the reports in the saheeh Sunnah which prove that mut’ah is forbidden until the Day of Resurrection.

(b) The reports that some of the Sahaabah regarded it as being permissible, especially Ibn ‘Abbaas.

The refutation here is the fact that the Raafidis are following their own whims and desires, because they regard the companions of the Prophet (may Allaah be pleased with them) as kaafirs, then you see them quoting their actions as permissible in this instance and in others.

With regard to those who said that it is permissible, they are among those who did not hear that it had been forbidden. The Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) – including ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib and ‘Abd-Allaah ibn al-Zubayr – refuted Ibn ‘Abbaas’s view that mut’ah was permitted.

It was narrated from ‘Ali that he heard Ibn ‘Abbaas permitting mut’ah marriage, and he said,

Wait a minute, O Ibn ‘Abbaas, for the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade it on the day of Khaybar and (he also forbade) the meat of tame donkeys.

Narrated by Muslim, 1407.

And Allaah knows best.

Readers are advised to visit this link to become aware of the teachings and hidden agenda of this deviant sect in Islam- Shiates (Raafidis) at following link and also found below in the Related Topics section:

http://www.hasbunallaah.com/books-collection-on-shiaaism/ 

We ask Allah SWT to grant Muslims the wisdom and Towfiq to judge between the truth and the falsehood.

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