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Sahih Bukhari 5115 — Mut'ah and Donkey Meat Forbade at Khaibar
Allah's Messenger (saws) prohibited Nikah-al-Mut'a lately.
Hadith About Nikah al-Mut'ah: The Ban Reported by Ali
Sahih Bukhari : 5115
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5115
حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ الزُّهْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، وَأَخُوهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِمَا، أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ وَعَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ الأَهْلِيَّةِ زَمَنَ خَيْبَرَ.
'Ali Narrated from:
I said to Ibn `Abbas, "During the battle of Khaibar the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade (Nikah) Al-Mut'a and the eating of donkey's meat."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5115In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 52USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 50
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5115
This hadith about Nikah al-Mut'ah reports Ali speaking to Ibn Abbas. Ali said that during the battle of Khaibar the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade Mut'ah marriage and the eating of domestic donkey meat. The narration gives two items in one report, but the marriage point is clear: Ali states that Mut'ah was forbidden at that time. The text does not discuss every earlier permission or later report in detail; it only records Ali’s statement. For searches such as Mut'ah marriage hadith, temporary marriage in Islam, and Khaibar Mut'ah ban, this narration is a key reference. A careful explanation should not mix it with other reports unless they are clearly labeled as related narrations.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade Mut'ah at Khaibar.
- The hadith also mentions the ban on eating domestic donkey meat.
- The statement was made in conversation with Ibn Abbas.
- The report should be read as Ali’s clear wording in this narration.
