IslamQA.info answer 20738 states the classical Sunni ruling on mut'ah (temporary marriage): "Temporary marriage... was permitted at the beginning of Islam, then it was abrogated and became haram until the Day of Judgement," citing narrations that the Prophet himself forbade it at Khaybar, including Ali's report that "the Messenger of Allah forbade mut'ah marriage... at the time of Khaybar," and al-Rabi' ibn Sabrah's report of the Prophet saying "I used to allow you to engage in mut'ah marriages, but now Allah has forbidden that until the Day of Resurrection." The answer states the four Sunni schools hold this unanimously.
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Reliability Tier3
A widely used Sunni fatwa and reference site rather than a peer-reviewed academic source, matching the tier this project already holds this same site to for its parallel polygyny answer. Used for the classical prohibition and its hadith basis, a position stated by this and independent sources alike to be a four-school consensus, not a minority or contested reading. NotesCited for Sunni Islam's detailed position on marriage and the Doctrine entity's Sunni-side stance: the classical basis for holding mut'ah prohibited and abrogated, attributed to the Prophet himself.
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PublisherIslamQA.info
Publication Year2002
URLhttps://islamqa.info/en/answers/20738/is-mutah-marriage-allowed
Source Typereligious body
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This source names Sunni directly: "answer 20738 states the classical Sunni ruling on mut'ah (temporary marriage): "Temporary marriage..."
Source Is Mutah Marriage Allowed? (IslamQA.info, answer 20738)
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)
This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 rejected Here. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Denominations, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 rejected Here, 1 general references.
- Doctrines, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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