the prohibition of mutah marriage

FRIDAY SERMON
6 Zulhijjah 1434H / 11 October 2013
THE PROHIBITION OF MUTAH
MARRIAGE
Ustaz Ellyeen Amineen bin Mohd Salleh
Islamic Affairs Officer
Islamic Centre
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
• Dear brothers, may the blessings of
Allah be upon you.
• Let us have taqwa to Allah SWT with
true taqwa. Hopefully this makes us
with devoted servants who truly
believe in Allah SWT thus not
making shirk with something else.
• Allah says in surah al-Nisaa verse 59:
• Which means:
• O you who have believed, obey Allah
and obey the Messenger and those
in authority among you. And if you
disagree over anything, refer it to
Allah and the Messenger, if you
should believe in Allah and the Last
Day. That is the best [way] and best
in result.
• Dear brothers,
• No doubt, marriage in Islam has a
significant meaning. It is not just
sexual relationship between
husband and wife, but what is more
important is protecting the lineage
and family relationship.
• So that it is not tainted by element
of zina and the likes. Mut’ah
marriage or contractual marriage is
one of the things that is destroying
the basis of family for the sake of
satisfying one’s evil desires.
• It is being classed as vain acts
explained in Surah al-Mu’minun
verse 1-3 being read earlier which
means:
• “Certainly will the believers have
succeeded. They who are during
their prayer humbly submissive.
And they who turn away from ill
speech.”
• Dear brothers,
• The Shiites make it legalize the
Mut’ah marriage. The Mut’ah
marriage here means marriage that
is based on agreement and contract,
length of time and dowry.
• Among the features of Mut’ah
marriage are:
• First: Length of time
• According to the Shia, mut’ah
marriage must be determined the
length of time which must be
agreed by both parties such as one
month or one year or one day or
one night or one hour.
• The determination of time here
according to their scholars is based
on mutual agreement between the
couple.
• What is being done is contradicting
to the true Islamic basis. Again, for
the sake of satisfying one’s desire,
they legalized the mut’ah marriage.
• The effect of this thing is the
promotion of prostitution, even
worse than that, is the neglecting of
children resulting from this
relationship.
• Similarly, this period seems to
facilitate the divorce process,
whereas divorce is something that is
hated.
• Second: No need of witnesses,
guardian and declarations.
• According to the teachings and
beliefs Shia, mut’ah marriage does
not require witnesses, guardian and
declaration.
• Only in the event of allegations of
adultery, then they encouraged to
submit two witnesses.
• This means that mut’ah wedding
can be done in secret between man
and woman without disseminating
it to the public.
• While the main purpose of Islamic
law in making the witness and
guardian as the pillar of marriage is
to ensure that the rights of parents
and children is taken care and
declaration of responsibility shift to
the new family.
• Third: It is permissible between
couple from different religion
• According to the teachings and
beliefs Shia, mut’ah marriage is not
necessarily with Muslims only, but
can be done with Jews, Christians,
Zoroastrians women, a girl without
the father permission and female
prostitutes.
• Mut’ah marriage with woman of
different religion is judged merely
makruh, but not prohibited.
• Mut’ah marriage with a prostitute,
they regard it as an attempt to
prevent from committing adultery.
• This matter is in conflict with the
Islamic law among them is the verse
in surah Baqarah verse 221:
• Which means:
• And do not marry polytheistic men
[to your women] until they believe.
• Forth: With any limitation
• According to the teachings and
beliefs Shia, mut’ah marriage can be
done with unlimited number pairs.
• Even their scholars say that an
unspecified number of women can
be contracted, it can be done up to
a thousand women. They assume
that women as a rental item.
• It is also contrary to Islamic law
which set the number of women
who can be married is a total of 4
women, as Allah says in Surah alNisaa verse 3:
• Which means:
• And if you fear that you will not deal
justly with the orphan girls, then
marry those that please you of
[other] women, two or three or four.
But if you fear that you will not be
just, then [marry only] one or those
your right hand possesses. That is
more suitable that you may not
incline [to injustice].
• Dear brothers.
• Although in the early development
of Islam, mut’ah marriage is
permissible but when seen it has
adversely effect on Islam, the
mut’ah marriage was banned by the
Prophet Muhammad forever until
the Day of Resurrection.
• Even the hadiths that say about this
ban was reported by Hazrath Ali
himself, which is reported by Ibn
Majah that the Prophet s.a.w. said
in a hadith:
• “O people, I had permitted you
Mutah before, [but now] whoever of
you has any part in it currently must
part with her, and do not take back
anything which you may have given
them, as Allah Exalted and Majestic
has forbidden it until the day of
resurrection.”
• Remember, beliefs and teachings
Shias are conflicting and diverging
from the Ahlu Sunnah wal Jamaah
teaching that could be a threat to
the unity of mankind, the integrity
of religion, unity and peace in the
country.
• Therefore, the beliefs and teachings
of the Shia must be blocked entirely
from expanding in the state of
Johor.
• Indeed, marriage is not a marriage
mut’ah by Islamic Law. In fact it is a
pagan practice.
• Female mut’ah not considered
wives but cannot inherit, no blood
relation and no maintenance is
required.
• Sayyidina Umar regarded as
adultery. Let us together reject this
deviated teaching of Shia and
continue to follow the true creed,
the teaching of Ahlus Sunnah Wal
Jama’ah.
• “And verily, this is my Straight Path,
so follow it, and follow not (other)
paths, for they will separate you
away from His Path. This He has
ordained for you that you may
become Al-Muttaqun.”