English translation
1961. It was narrated from 'Ali bin Abu Tālib that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ forbade on the Day of Khaibar, the temporary marriage of women and (he forbade) the flesh of domestic donkeys. (Sahih)
Hadith 1961
Prohibition Of Temporary Marriage (Mut'ah)
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Darussalam · Volume 3
9. The Chapters On MarriageSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 1961 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 630
Al-Albani source references (1)
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Source no. 1961 · Volume 4 · Page 461
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٧٠٩)
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Arabic text
1961 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَسَنِ، ابْنَيْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِمَا، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، «نَهَى عَنْ مُتْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ، وَعَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ الْإِنْسِيَّةِ»
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In a temporary or short-term marriage, a man and a woman agree to live together as wife and husband for a temporary appointed term; and as soon as this term comes to end, the marriage ends too. This kind of marriage was permissible, later it was forbidden, and now it is absolutely unlawful. The Islamic bond of marriage is a contract between man and woman to live together for their whole life. Because the objective of the temporary marriage is not to live together permanently, therefore it is prohibited too. Domestic donkey is unlawful (to eat); an animal very similar to a donkey is found in the jungle, and it is called a wild ass in Arabic.