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Temporary Marriage (Mut'a): A Plea from A Muslim Sister
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Temporary Marriage
A Plea From A Muslim Sister
I was fourteen years old and my relationship with my parents was on the edge just like any other
teenager. I started to become interested in boys. I felt as if no one understood me, not even my
friends. I especially didn t feel pretty with my braces
It all changed when I met him . It was fascinating to know that a college student would care so much
about me. He was the most wonderful person. He treated me like a queen, and soon we became
the best of friends. I felt I could tell him anything. As our friendship progressed, we talked about
different topics including religion. He had different beliefs than me; he was Shia while I was Sunni.
We always argued upon the differences. He had a way with making things sound bettter than what
they were. Soon I became very confused.
One day he mentioned the idea of Mut'a. He told me that it was a type of temporary marriage, which
was halal even in Sunni books. At first I didn t believe him, but he used sources such as Bukhari and
Muslim. I took his word for it, and before I realized, I was into a lot of trouble. I was in Mut'a for four
years. As time went by, I learnt that I had lost my honor and dignity to someone who had done this
to several other girls. Allah helped me open my eyes and realize what I had gotten myself into. By
now, I was on the verge of switching beliefs to be a Shia. At this point, I decided to really search for
the truth. Since I cannot present the whole research, I have tried to give a very brief idea about
Mut'a.
I hope to inform and educate the people about the disease of Mut'a, which is spreading rapidly in the
sunni community. It is the goal of certain Shia individuals to do Mut'a with innocent girls, who lack
knowledge of religion and experience of life. They convince them with their beliefs, and create
confusion in their minds. I beg every sister, brother, father, mother, and friend to take a closer look
at their dear ones, and make sure they do not become victims to the concept of Mut'a.
Mut'a is a form of temporary marriage where a man can marry a woman for an agreed amount of
time and money(mahr). In Mut'a, the husband is not financially responsible for the wife. There are no
set limits in this kind of marriage by the Shias. According Shia beliefs, no witnesses nor a
permission of the guardian is needed (the Sunni father does not believe in Mut'a), and there is no
limit on the number of Mut'a one can do.
Also, the time period can be as little as one hour to as long as sixty years. In addition, a man who is
permanently married can do as many Mut'a as he feels like, even with married women. This is very
similar to prostitution indeed
In the history of Islam, The Prophet allowed Mut'a twice in his lifetime. The first time the Prophet
allowed it for three days, at the war of Khaiber, and after three days it was made haram . Once Ali
argued with a man who believed in Mut'a and told him that the Prophet made Mut'a and the meat of
donkey haram on the day of Khaiber (Bukhari vol. 7, pg. 287 and vol. 4 pg. 134). This hadith can
also be found in Shia hadith books, which I will mention later. The second time the Prophet
allowed it was at the conquest of Mecca, for three days, and then he made it haram again till the
day of Judgment (Muslim vol. 4 pg. 133). Notice, the practice of Mut'a was then made haram till the
Day of Judgement.This is confirmed with the hadiths in the following books: Imam Ahmed s Musnad
vol. 16 pg. 192-193, Muslim vol. 4, pg. 132, Bayhaki vol. 7 pg. 293-294. Since there was a time
when Mut'a was halal. Therefore, one can find hadith saying that it was halal. However, the latter
hadith, which follows the final order of jurisprudence set by the the Prophet , takes precedence
over the former hadith.
Ninety-nine percent of the companions followed this opinion, but there was one percent who
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