- Salaf in favor of Nikah Mut'ah after Muhammad
There are a number of Salaf who verdicted Nikah Mut'ah to be legal after Muhammad.
Introduction
"Salaf" is the Islamic term for the first three generations of Muslim who lived during and after the live of the
Islamic Prophet Muhammad . The verdicts are notable since the Salaf are the main source of receiving knowledge about Muhammad's ways istr|Sunnah, and the Sunnah is heavily relied on as a complement to theQur'an when deduction Islamic Jurisprudence istr|fiqh from the IslamicDivine Law istr|Sharia.Further, the very subject of the verdic is notable as well, since the permissibility of temporary marriages istr|Nikah Mut'ah after the life of Muhammad is a highly controversial subject between Shi'a and Sunnis.
It is important to note that all the people in the list are not universally agree upon to have holden the stated stance, rather, this article presents sources that present them as holding that stance.
List
Ali Ali is regarded as one of the of the first four Rightly Guided Caliphs istr|Rashidun by the Sunnis, and is regarded as the first Divinely appointed Imam by Shi'as.
He is quoted in the
Hadith of Umar, Mut'ah and wretched persons .Tafseer Durre Manthur Volume 2 p. 40 commentary Nisa 24:
"Hakim was asked whether the verse on Mut'ah has been abrogated, he said "No, Ali (RA) said: The Mut'ah is a blessing from Allah to his servants. If it were not for Umar forbidding it, no one would commit (the sin) of fornication except the wretched (Shaqi; an utmost wrong-doer)".
In 'Lughuth al Hadeeth' Volume 4 page 9 Chapter "Meem", Maulana Waheed'ud Deen az Zaman further expands on the words of Maula 'Ali (as):
Hadhrath 'Ali [r] said 'Had Umar not banned Mut'ah then the only person to fornicate would have been a disgraceful person, since Mut'ah is easy, and one can attain the objective, there would have then been no need to indulge in haraam acts'.
Among Islamic scholars who held Ali as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniAl-Muhalla of, In the 9th section of the chapter of Marriage Ibn Hazm gives a detailed account of Mut'ah and its regulations.]Hasan ibn Ali Hasan ibn Ali, the son of
Ali is regarded by some Sunnis as an alternative fifth Rightly Guided Caliph istr|Rashidun, and is regarded as the second Divinely appointed Imam by Shi'as.Among Islamic scholars who held Hasan ibn Ali as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniAbu Dharr al-Ghifari Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, an early convert to Islam, a
Muhajirun remembered for his strict piety and also his opposition to thecaliph Uthman ibn Affan . He is venerated by Shi'a Muslims as one of the Four Companions, early Muslims who were followers ofAli ibn Abi Talib .Among Islamic scholars who held Abu Dharr al-Ghifari as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniJabir ibn Abd-Allah Jabir ibn Abd-Allah was a renowned companion of Muhammad and several of Muhammad's descendants, the Shi'a Imams.
He is quoted in the
Hadith of Ibn al-Zubayr and Mut'ah .Among Islamic scholars who held Hasan ibn Ali as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniFath al-Bari , Volume 9 p. 74 Dhikr Mut'ah:cquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|Those Sahaba of Ibn Abbas from Makka and Mina, remained firm on the position that Mut'ah was Mubah (permissible), andIbn Hazm said, those that deemed Mut'ahhalaal after Rasulullah(s) and remained firm in this position, included Ibn Masud,Mu'awiya ,Abu Saeed ,Salma waMajid ,Umayya's son , Jabeer and Umar bin Harith, Jabir cited the practise of Mut'ah by the Sahaba during the reign ofAbu Bakr andUmar , amongst theTabieen the jurists of Makkah and Taus and Saeed bin Jabayr and Ata deemed Mut'ah halaal. Those Tabieen that Ibn Hazm quoted on the lawfulness of Mut'ah, carried a Sahih chain, according to Abdul Razzaq]
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19thNayl al-Awtar Volume 6 page 53 (or 153 or 533) chapter Nikah Mut'ah:cquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|Those Sahaba who deemed Mut'ah halaal after Rasulullah(s) were Asma binte Abu Bakr, Jabir bin Abdullah, Abdullah bin Masud, Abdullah bin Abbas, Mu'awiyah,Umro bin Harith ,Abu Saeed andSalma binte Umayya . Amongst the Taabi'een who deemed Mut'ah to be Halal were al Taus, Ata and Saed Bin Jabeer.]
*presentScholar|Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi|20th|Sunni|Deobandi
*Ibn Jazim `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas was a cousin and student of Muhammad and later of Ali, revered by Shi'a and Sunnis alike for his knowledge. He was an expert in its exegesis, as well as an authority on the
Sunnah ofMuhammad due to his zeal in acquiring new knowledge.He is quoted in the
Hadith of Ibn al-Zubayr and Mut'ah .Among Islamic scholars who held `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Yusuf ibn Abd-al-Barr|11th|Sunni|MalikiSharh al-Muwatta al-Malik (al-Zurqani) Volume 3 p. 54cquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|The Sahaba of Ibn Abbas from Makka and Min deemed Mut'ah to be halaal, according to Allamah Ibn Abdur Barr]
*PresentScholar|Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi|11th|SunniTafsir al-Thalabi as quoted inTashdeed al Muthaeen page 1139:cquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|On Nikah of Mut'ah, Imran bin Husain, Ibn Abbas and a group amongst the Ahl'ul bayt andSahaba deemed it halaal]
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'iTafsir al-Mazhari , [http://www.answering-ansar.org/answers/mutah/tafseer_mazhari_v3_p19.jpgVolume 3, Page 19] :cquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|Ibn Hajr Asqalani cites those Tabieen that gaveFatwa s on Mut'ah being halaal, they wereIbn Jurayj , Tawoos, 'Ataa', the students of Ibn Abbas, Sa'eed bin Jubair and the Fuqaha of Makka.]
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19th
*presentScholar|Muhammad al-Zurqani|18th|Sunni|Maliki
*presentScholar|Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi|20th|Sunni|DeobandiAl-Jaza al-Masalik Volume 9 p. 03, Mut'ahcquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|Ibn Jazim , states those people that deemed Mut'ah, Mubah (permissible) after Rasulullah were amongst the Sahaba, Abdullah bin Masud, Mu'awiya, Abu Saeed Al Khudri, Abdullah ibn Abbas,Salma ,Mubid Umayya bin Khulafa's son , Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari, Umro bin Harees ]
*Ibn Jazim Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud was the 6th man who converted to
Islam afterMuhammad started preaching inMecca . He was also one of the closest companions to Muhammad, included by Sunnis in theHadith of Learning Qur'an from four people .Among Islamic scholars who held Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19th
*presentScholar|Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi|20th|Sunni|Deobandi
*Ibn Jazim Among Islamic scholars who held Abd-Allah ibn Mas'ud as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*presentScholar|‘Abd ar-Razzaq|9th|SunniFath al-Bari Volume 9 pages143-144:cquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|Mu'awiya contracted Mut'ah with a woman fromTa'if and this narration carries a sahih chain.When Mu'awiya arrived in Taif, he performed Mut'ah with an unnamed slave belonging to Banu Hazrmee called Ma'ana, Jabir states that remained alive throughout Mu'awiya's reign, and he gave her yearly stipends every yearThis has been similarly recorded in
Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq Volume 7 p 499.]
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19th
*presentScholar|Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi|20th|Sunni|Deobandi
*Ibn Jazim Zubayr ibn al-Awwam He is quoted in the
Hadith of Ibn al-Zubayr and Mut'ah .Among Islamic scholars who held Zubayr ibn al-Awwam as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniAsma bint Abu Bakr He is quoted in the
Hadith of Ibn al-Zubayr and Mut'ah .Among Islamic scholars who held Zubayr ibn al-Awwam as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19thImran ibn Husain He is quoted in the
Hadith of Mut'ah and Imran ibn Husain .Among Islamic scholars who held Imran ibn Husain as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*PresentScholar|Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi|11th|SunniAbd-Allah ibn Umar Among Islamic scholars who held Abd-Allah ibn Umar as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniUbay ibn Ka'b Among Islamic scholars who held Ubay ibn Ka'b as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniAbu-Sa'id al-Khudri Among Islamic scholars who held Abu-Sa'id al-Khudri as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi|20th|Sunni|Deobandi
*Ibn Jazim Awka' Ibn Abdillah Among Islamic scholars who held Awka' Ibn Abdillah as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniSalama ibn al-Akwa Among Islamic scholars who held Salama ibn al-Akwa as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniKhalid Ibn Muhajir Among Islamic scholars who held Khalid Ibn Muhajir as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniUmar ibn Harith Umar ibn Harith /Amr ibn Huraith /Umro bin Harith Among Islamic scholars who held Amr ibn Huraith as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19th
*presentScholar|Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi|20th|Sunni|Deobandi
*Ibn Jazim Salamah ibn Umayyah Among Islamic scholars who held Salamah ibn Umayyah as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'iSalma binte Umayya Among Islamic scholars who held Salamah ibn Umayyah as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19thSuhair Among Islamic scholars who held Suhair as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniSa'id ibn Jubayr Sa'id ibn Jubayr was regarded as one of the leading members of the "
Tabi‘in " and was counted byNasir al-Din Tusi as one of the companions of the fourth Shia Imam,Ali ibn Husayn . Sa'id is held in the highest esteem byShi'a andSunni scholars and was considered one of the leading jurists of the time.Ibn Hajar al-Asqalāni andal-Dhahabi praise him greatly in their respective treatises. He also narrated several hadith fromIbn Abbas .Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq :Among Islamic scholars who held Sa'id ibn Jubayr as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*presentScholar|‘Abd ar-Razzaq|9th|Sunni
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Ibn Taymiyyah|14th|Sunni|Hanbali quotingIbn Hazm Ibn Taymiyya al-Harrani, al-Muntaqaa min Akhbaar al-Mustafa, edited by Muhammad Hamid al-Faqqi, 2 volumes, Cairo: al-Maktabat al-Tijariyya, 1931 edition, volume 2, page 520:cquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|Among the Successors of the Companions, Tawoos, Sa'eed bin Jubair, 'Ataa', and the rest of the Makkan jurists believed in its permissibility.]
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19th
*presentScholar|Qadi Thanaullah Panipati|19thAhmad ibn Tawoos Among Islamic scholars who held Ahmad ibn Tawoos as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniTawus ibn Kaysan Tawus ibn Kaysan was one of the "
Tabi‘in ", one of thenarrators of hadith , and a student of `Abd Allah ibn `Abbas and a companion of the fourthShia Imam ,Ali Zayn al-Abidin , quoted as reliable in all major Sunni hadith collections.Among Islamic scholars who held Ahmad ibn Tawoos as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*presentScholar|‘Abd ar-Razzaq|9th|Sunni
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Ibn Taymiyyah|14th|Sunni|Hanbali quotingIbn Hazm
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19th
*presentScholar|Qadi Thanaullah Panipati|19thQotadah Among Islamic scholars who held Qotadah as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniMujahid ibn Jabr Among Islamic scholars who held Mujahid ibn Jabr as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniAta ibn Abi Rabah Among Islamic scholars who held Ata ibn Abi Rabah as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*presentScholar|‘Abd ar-Razzaq|9th|Sunni
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Ibn Taymiyyah|14th|Sunni|Hanbali quotingIbn Hazm
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Qadi Thanaullah Panipati|19thRabi'a ibn Umayya Among Islamic scholars who held Rabi'a ibn Umayya as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|SunniAbu-Sa'id al-Khudri Among Islamic scholars who held Abu-Sa'id al-Khudri as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Muhammad ash-Shawkani|19thIbn Jurayj Ibn Jurayj is counted amongst the great Meccan scholars,
Ahmad ibn Hanbal said that he was a "treasure of knowledge" and some state that he composed the first hadith collection.Ibn Jurraya deemed Nikah Mut'ah to be permissible and contracted Mut'ah with 70 to 90 women.
Among Islamic scholars who held Ibn Jurayj as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*presentScholar|Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi`i|9th|Sunni|Shafi'iTadhkirat al-huffaz Volume 1 pages170 -171:cquote|bgcolor=#F0FFF0|"The scholar ofMakkah , Abu Walid stated Khalid Abdul Malik bin Abdul Aziz bin Jurraya was a servant of theBanu Umayya and was amongst theFuquha of Mecca, he has many appellations, and is counted amongst the greatulama , he was born a few years after 70 Hijri, and he met the great Sahaba.Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said "Ibn Jurraya was a treasure of knowledge".Jarir commented that Ibn Jurraya deemedMut'ah to be permissible, and he contracted Mut'ah with 70 women.Ibn Abdul Hakim stated "heard from Imam Shafi'i says Ibn Jurraya contracted Mut'ah with 90 women".]
*presentScholar|Al-Dhahabi|14th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Qadi Thanaullah Panipati|19th
*Ibn Abdul Hakim
*Jariralma wa Majid
Among Islamic scholars who held Salma wa Majid as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi|20th|Sunni|Deobandi
*Ibn Jazim Mubid Umayya bin Khulafa's son
*presentScholar|Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi|20th|Sunni|Deobandi
*Ibn Jazim A group amongst the Ahl al-Bayt
Among Islamic scholars who held a group amongst the Ahl al-Bayt as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*PresentScholar|Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi|11th|SunniThe Meccan jurists
Among Islamic scholars who held the Makkan jurists as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*presentScholar|‘Abd ar-Razzaq|9th|Sunni
*PresentScholar|Ibn Hazm|11th|Sunni
*presentScholar|Ibn Taymiyyah|14th|Sunni|Hanbali quotingIbn Hazm
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Qadi Thanaullah Panipati|19thThe Jurists from Mina
Among Islamic scholars who held The Sahaba of Ibn Abbas from Mina as a proponent of Nikah Mut'a are:
*presentScholar|Yusuf ibn Abd-al-Barr|11th|Sunni|Maliki
*presentScholar|Ibn Hajar Asqalani|15th|Sunni|Shafi'i
*presentScholar|Muhammad al-Zurqani|18th|Sunni|Maliki
*presentScholar|Qadi Thanaullah Panipati|19thReferences
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