Mut`ah

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Prohibition of Mut‘ah in Light of the Noble Qur’an   The era before the risalat of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam — commonly referred to as the period of ignorance — was an era without morality and shame. The primary purpose of marriage was completely forgotten. Shame and modesty had left the people. The moral degradation had fallen to such a […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Virtues of Mut’ah   The Shia have expounded such abundant virtues and rewards for Mut’ah, which they have not mentioned for any other act, neither salah, zakat, fasting or even hajj. It is only this one act, after it is performed there is no need for any other virtuous deed. They say perform Mut’ah and reach the status of the Ambiyaʼ. We seek […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Mut‘ah of the Ithna’ ‘Ashariyyah in light of Qur’an and Sunnah   What is Mut’ah? The literal meaning of Mut’ah is to take benefit, and according to the definition of the Ithna ‘Ashariyyah (Twelvers): Mut’ah is when a man has sexual relations with a woman who is not related by blood after stipulating a fixed time and price. There is no need for […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Introduction by ‘Allamah Khalid Mahmud   All praise is to Allah, peace and salutations upon the Rasul after whom there is no Nabi, his progeny and Sahabah, who fulfilled his promise. Majority of people are shocked as to how a shameless and disgusting act such as Mut’ah has found its way into the noble teachings of Islam, which is the best and most […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Foreword   All praise be to Allah and salutations upon his chosen servant The death of chastity and modesty, which has been caused by the western propagation of the intermingling of sexes, has been aptly described by Allamah Iqbal almost a quarter century ago. He said: Your own moral values will slay you with its own dagger, The nest made in a weak […]