Is motah halal? or not
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Is Mutah marriage legal
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Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
‘Mutah’ was a term used for a form of ‘temporary’ marriage prevalent in the Days of Ignorance before Islam, where a man would ‘temporarily’ contract a woman for a fixed period, fulfil his lust with her, and divorce her at the end of the agreed period without any responsibility towards the woman whatsoever. This mutually agreed period would be at an agreed and negotiated price between the man and the woman, for a fixed period of time which could be for a couple of hours, or days, or weeks, etc. as negotiated.
The society in the Days of
Ignorance before Islam had tried to give a legal ‘veil’ to the abomination of
‘zina’ and prostitution by various means, and the ‘mutah’ was one of such
veils! Islam removed all such veils from
the abomination of ‘zina’ and declared that the only legal way for a man and
woman to enjoy conjugal relationships was for the man and woman to be legally
wedded to each other in the ‘nikaah’ contract, where the man would shoulder the
responsibility of a proper marriage. One
should note here that it was not Islam who started or initiated this evil
concept of ‘muta’, but it was a system prevailent in the days of ignorance
before Islam. Allah and His Messenger
(saws) completely and absolutely abolished and forbade this evil concept of
‘muta’ for those who sincerely believed in Allah and the Last Day.
On the day of
Khaibar, Allah's Messenger (saws) forbade the
Beloved sister in Islam, if any
fair-minded person just looks at the system of ‘mutah’, he would conclude that
it is nothing but a manifestation of the abomination of prostitution and
nothing else. Which righteous parent or
guardian would allow his daughter or sister to temporarily have sex with a man
in exchange for a material reward?
Prostitution is described as an
act where a woman ‘temporarily’ engages in sexual activity with a man in return
for a negotiated fee. If one asks
oneself what is the difference between prostitution and ‘mutah’, one would find
it extremely difficult to differentiate the two terms!
The concept of ‘muta’ was and is a shallow attempt of what
we recognize today as prostitution; and absolutely all forms of ‘zina’ and
prostitution are forbidden in the deen of Truth called Al-Islam. The believers who sincerely fear Allah and
the Last Day must recognize and abstain from this and all forms of indecency
and ‘fahisha’, and fulfill their needs only through the legal channel and
sacred concept of Islamic ‘nikaah’.
Allah is our witness, anyone who performs ‘muta’ will be
guilty of the grave sin and evil abomination of ‘zina’ in the sight of Allah
Subhanah on the Inevitable Day of Resurrection!
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if
one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah
and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan
Wister