Prohibition Of Temporary Marriage (Mut'ah)
Darussalam · Volume 3
9. The Chapters On MarriageSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1963 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 631
Source no. 1963 · Volume 4 · Page 463
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1963. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "When 'Umar bin Khattāb was appointed caliph, he addressed the people and said: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ permitted temporary marriage for us three times, then he forbade it. By Allāh, if I hear of any married person entering a temporary marriage, I will stone him to death, unless he can bring me four witnesses who will testify that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ allowed it after he forbade it.'" (Hasan)
1963 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ الْعَسْقَلَانِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: لَمَّا وَلِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَذِنَ لَنَا فِي الْمُتْعَةِ ثَلَاثًا، ثُمَّ حَرَّمَهَا، وَاللَّهِ لَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا يَتَمَتَّعُ وَهُوَ مُحْصَنٌ إِلَّا رَجَمْتُهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتِيَنِي بِأَرْبَعَةٍ يَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَحَلَّهَا بَعْدَ إِذْ حَرَّمَهَا»
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Umar ﷺ did not deny the fact that temporary marriage was lawful at some time; instead he made it clear that the final verdict of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ regarding it was absolute prohibition forever. The marriage bonds that were regarded lawful in the pre-Islamic era, and then were prohibited in Islam, have no legal status in Islamic Shari'ah. Now if someone does this kind of marriage, it will not be regarded as marriage, rather it will be an act of adultery; and this individual will be declared a criminal and will be given the prescribed punishment.