Ruling on Mutʿah in the Light of Ḥadīth: Forbidden Until the Day of Judgment
Source: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil, Nikāḥ ke Masāʾil, Volume 1, Page 328
❀ Question
What is the ruling on Mutʿah (temporary marriage) according to the Qur’ān and Ḥadīth? Is it permissible?
❀ Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd!
In the beginning, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted temporary permission for mutʿah in specific circumstances. However, later he ﷺ prohibited it forever. This ruling is explicitly proven from authentic aḥādīth.
◈ Evidence of Prohibition from Ḥadīth
In Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, a sound narration states:
«عنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيْزِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِیْ الرَّبِيْعُ ابْنُ سَبْرَةَ الْجُهَنِیُّ عَنْ أَبِيْهِ أَنَّ رَسُوْلَ اﷲِ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نَهٰی عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ وَقَالَ أَلاَ إِنَّهَا حَرَامٌ مِنْ يَوْمِکُمْ هٰذَا اِلٰی يوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ»
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Vol. 1, p. 452, Kitāb al-Nikāḥ, Bāb Nikāḥ al-Mutʿah)
Translation:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade mutʿah and said:
“Behold! From this day until the Day of Resurrection it is forbidden.”
❀ Conclusion
✿ Initially, due to necessity, the Prophet ﷺ permitted mutʿah temporarily.
✿ Later, he permanently prohibited it and declared it harām until the Day of Judgment.
✿ This ḥadīth establishes that mutʿah is no longer permissible in any circumstance.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
