Dedication

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Mut’ah In The Qur’an

2. Reign Of The Verse Of Al-Mut’ah

3. Allah Calls Mut’ah “A Good Thing”

4. The Sunni Contradictions

5. The Practice Of Mut’ah

6. Al-Zawaj bi Niyyah Al-Talaq, The Sunni Attempt to Reinvent Mut’ah

7. Shi’i Ahadith Misused About Mut’ah

8. Sunni Athar Misused About Mut’ah

Bibliography

All the Sahabah – including Abu Bakr and ‘Umar - considered mut’ah to be
halal throughout the lifetime of the Prophet, and throughout the rule of
Abu Bakr. For most of the era of ‘Umar, all the Sahabah generally
affirmed the permissibility of mut’ah. However, at the end of his
caliphate, he made it haram; and that changed everything. The generality
of the Sahabah obeyed him; and only a handful remained steadfast in
affirming the permissibility of temporary marriage. Some of the Tabi’in
also proclaimed it halal. However, the number of the pro-mut’ah elements
continued to dwindle among the Ahl al-Sunnah, until none – or almost
none - accepted it anymore. The Shi’is, on their part, have remained
unshakable and unyielding on the permissibility of temporary marriage –
from the time of the Messenger till this very day of ours.


Nikah Al-Mut’ah, Zina or Sunnah?

Acknowledgments
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Special thanks to Tural Islam, Ali Baker and Nader Zaveri for their
support and encouragement. In particular, we express our profound
gratitude to Ali Baker for his deep insights about the topic of
*mut’ah*. May Allah bless our three brothers and all our loving brothers
and sisters from the Shi’ah Imamiyyah and the Ahl al-Sunnah wa
al-Jama’ah.


