16/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1406j — Mut'a Marriage at Victory
Mut'ah Marriage: It was permitted then abrograted, then permitted then abrogated, and it will remain Forbidden until the day of resurrection
Temporary Marriage Hadith at the Time of Victory
Sahih Muslim : 1406j
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1406j
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ حَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ زَمَانَ الْفَتْحِ مُتْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ وَأَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَانَ تَمَتَّعَ بِبُرْدَيْنِ أَحْمَرَيْنِ.
Rabi' b. Sabra Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade to contract temporary marriage with women at the time of Victory, and that his father had contracted the marriage for two red cloaks.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1406jIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 31USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3260
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1406j
This temporary marriage hadith repeats the report of Rabi' b. Sabra and adds a personal detail from his father. The narration says Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade temporary marriage with women at the time of Victory. It also mentions that his father had contracted such a marriage for two red cloaks. The wording keeps the focus on the Prophetic prohibition, while the added detail shows that the ruling was connected to a real case known to the narrator. A reader looking for Mut'a marriage in Sahih Muslim will find this narration useful because it presents both the command and the setting in which the matter was reported.
What we learn from this hadith
- Temporary marriage was forbidden by Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم in this narration.
- The report mentions the time of Victory as the setting of the prohibition.
- The personal detail of two red cloaks shows the narration is tied to an actual event.
- A past action mentioned in a narration does not remove the later stated prohibition.
