16/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1406i — Temporary Marriage Forbidden
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 Being Forbidden
Sahih Muslim : 1406i
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1406i
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ، بْنِ سَبْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ عَنْ مُتْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ.
Rabi' b. Sabra Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade on the Day of Victory to contract temporary marriage with women.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1406iIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3260
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1406i
This hadith about temporary marriage gives a clear report from Rabi' b. Sabra through his father. It says that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade contracting temporary marriage with women on the Day of Victory. The main teaching is direct and simple: Mut'a marriage was not left open in this narration, but was forbidden by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم at that time. The hadith does not give a long discussion or extra details here. It simply records the ruling and the time it was announced. For readers searching for the temporary marriage hadith, this narration is important because it connects the prohibition of Mut'a with the Day of Victory and presents it as a Prophetic command.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade temporary marriage with women in this report.
- The narration links this prohibition to the Day of Victory.
- Religious practice should follow the clear instruction reported from Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Short narrations can still carry a direct legal and moral message.
