16/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1406g — Temporary Marriage
Mut'ah Marriage: It was permitted then abrograted, then permitted then abrogated, and it will remain Forbidden until the day of resurrection
Hadith About Temporary Marriage and Separation
Sahih Muslim : 1406g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1406g
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي رَبِيعَ بْنَ سَبْرَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَبْرَةَ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ أَمَرَ أَصْحَابَهُ بِالتَّمَتُّعِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ - قَالَ - فَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِي مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ حَتَّى وَجَدْنَا جَارِيَةً مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ كَأَنَّهَا بَكْرَةٌ عَيْطَاءُ فَخَطَبْنَاهَا إِلَى نَفْسِهَا وَعَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهَا بُرْدَيْنَا فَجَعَلَتْ تَنْظُرُ فَتَرَانِي أَجْمَلَ مِنْ صَاحِبِي وَتَرَى بُرْدَ صَاحِبِي أَحْسَنَ مِنْ بُرْدِي فَآمَرَتْ نَفْسَهَا سَاعَةً ثُمَّ اخْتَارَتْنِي عَلَى صَاحِبِي فَكُنَّ مَعَنَا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِفِرَاقِهِنَّ .
Sabra b. Ma'bad Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) permitted his Companions to contract temporary marriage with women in the Year of Victory. So I and a friend of mine from Banu Sulaim went out, until we found a young woman of Banu Amir who was like a young she-camel having a long neck. We proposed to her for contracting temporary marriage with us, and presented to her our cloaks (as dower).She began to look and found me more handsome than my friend, but found the cloak of my friend more beautiful than my cloak. She thought in her mind for a while, but then preferred me to my friend. So I remained with her for three (nights), and then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded us to part with them (such women).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1406gIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 28USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3258
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1406g
This Hadith about temporary marriage and separation gives another personal account from Sabra b. Ma'bad. He says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم permitted the Companions to contract temporary marriage with women in the Year of Victory. Sabra and a friend from Banu Sulaim found a young woman from Banu Amir and proposed temporary marriage, offering their cloaks as dower. She considered both men, then chose Sabra. He remained with her for three nights. Then Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded them to part from such women. The teaching is the same clear movement in the text: temporary permission, a short arrangement, and then separation by the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم command.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration reports permission in the Year of Victory.
- Cloaks were offered as dower in the story.
- Sabra says the arrangement lasted three nights.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then commanded them to separate from such women.
