The Book of (Nikah) Marriage

2- Nikah al Muhallil. marrying a woman that
has been trebly divorced, on the condition of his
divorcing her after consummation of the marriage, in
order thar she rnay become lawful to be remarried to
the former husband. If the second husband has
intended to ma-rry such a woman just for dre sa-ke of
legalizing her for her former husbald, or if they
previously agreed on this, such marriage is invalid.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: Allah has
cursed rhe al-Muhallil r ;y16 rhe Muhalal 1ahu. (rbe
former husband).
3- Nika,h al Mut'ahz or the marriage of
pleasure, a marriage stipulated to be temporary. This
marriage is automatically terminated at the end of the
agreed period which may last an hour, a day, a week,
a month, or longer. This is fa-lse and iilegai type of
marriage, because it rurns a woman into a commodity
which exchalges hands. Ir is also harmful to
offspring's w,ho would have no secure home to setde
down in which they would be reared. The purpose of
this marriage is to fulfill carnal desire only, not to
produce offspnng. It was lardul only in the early
stage of Islam for a very short period of time, and was
later prohibited forever.
4- The marriage of a Muslim woman to a
non-Muslim wherher polytheist, or from rhe People
of the Book. It is unlaMul for a Muslim woman to
marry a non-Nlusiim. if such marriage takes place, it
I The person who marries the divorced rvife as descnbed
above.
2 Mut'ah marriage is common among the Shiites only, bur
forbidden by Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jama'ah. It is a form of
fornication.
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