Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 17958 — Temporary marriage (mutah)

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Once, in the days of our youth, we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Being distressed (by the intensity of desire), we said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that we wished to castrate ourselves. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Do not do so.' Then he granted us permission to marry a woman for a fixed period in exchange for a garment." Then Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: "O you who believe, do not make unlawful the pure things that Allah Almighty has made lawful for you." [Al-Ma'idah: 87]