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Temporary Marriage & Its Illegtimacy in Islam
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After the opinions of the four Mazahib, we report the opinions of scholars from other Mazahib below.
Ibn Hazm said, "temporary marriage is not permitted; this is a fixed marriage which was permitted at
the time of the Messenger , then Allah superseded it through His Messenger until the day of
resurrection."
Imam Shawkany: "We worship in accordance with what we learnt from the Messenger , and we
have ascertained the authenticity of his eternal prohibition of temporary marriage. The fact that
some companions were not aware of this does not negate the large number of companions who
were aware and who have acted upon the prohibition and proclaimed it."
Qady 'Ayyad said: "The scholars reached consensus that temporary marriage was a marriage for a
term with no inheritance, its separation at the expiry of the term without dispute, the consensus after
this was that it was prohibited according to all the scholars with the exception of the rejectors. Ibn
'Abbas allowed it until he became aware of the prohibition and then forbade it and said: "If
temporary marriage takes place now, it is void regardless of whether it had been consummated or
not."
Imam Nawawy said: "The truth of the matter is that it was permitted and prohibited on two
occasions. It was permitted before Khaybar, then prohibited, then permitted on the day of liberation,
the day of Awtas, then prohibited forever after three days of the event."
Imam Bayhaqi said: "Imam Ja'far Bin Mohammad was asked about temporary marriage, he
said: 'It is adultery.' "
Before we close this research, we refer to the words of Imam Alfakhr AlRazy in response to those
who claim that 'Umar added the prohibition of temporary marriage himself. So they declared him as
an apostate and attributed apostasy to all who did not stop him: "all this is erroneous. All that is left
to say is that temporary marriage was permitted during the time of the Messenger , and I prohibit
it with what has been authenticated with me that the Messenger of Allah prohibited it."
In this manner we see the manner in which Islam treated the issue of temporary marriage and how it
became prohibited forever until the day of resurrection as has reached us through the true Ahadith.
There is no doubt that contemplation in this brief message will find in it convincing proof that
temporary marriage is prohibited for those who believe in Allah and are free from blind loyalty. We
supplicate Allah Most High to make us of those who listen to the words and follow the best standard
therein
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1/28/2005