Mutah [temporary marriage] -- Social and cultural perspective

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Re: Mutah [temporary marriage] in the time of Amir ul Momineen Ali ibn Abi Talib

@Code_Red

Hmmm. Interesting arguments :k:

You have provided alternate sollution (bold text of your post) to streamline the behavioral inconsistensies of our social outlook… Which means that you acknowledge their existance in our society and culture

I give you an example. In irrigation system, ( particularly here in pakistan ) There are two types of canals :

1. Normal irrigation canal
2. Flood water canal

The first type is used all year around during different times according to the need of farmers. They second one is opened only when there is flood in rivers.

The first is ‘normal’ and ‘desired’ outlet of water and if should be used in normal circumstances. But the second is for extreme cases. Just to save the entire populations of towns and villages.

Now your sollutions are viable but unlikely that anyone would pay any heeds to them. Not even the youngsters themselves.

Honestly tell me how many of your peers would respond positively to the idea fo nuptual ( marraige ) during studies ? how many cases you have seen where guy and girls got married in early 20s on their own ? Do you think that marraige in this early age is a good idea while living in west ? Are these young folk mentally and emotionally ready to handle the complexities of long term relationship ?

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I have to disagree with you here…

IF one believes that muta’h nikkah is prohibited in an Islamic prespective, then I feel there is NO need discussing it and trying to establish how well it fits in our times or not. IF one believes that Allah SWT does not approve such behavious, then that should be it for a Muslim. End of arguement. The reason why I say this is because if we were to do that to all of Allah SWT’s commandments, then women should stop covering up in the west bcoz it looks backwards, we should considering delaying fardh salat bcoz in the western context, it may be difficult to adhere to the prescribed timings, that we should consider taking out haram loans bcoz that is how things work in the western world, etc etc.

Islam is for all times, so the rules applied at the time of the Prophet SAW should still be followed today irrespective of the society we reside in.

The arguement that aaj ka west mein itni beysharmi hai and that its inpractical/ impossible for young muslims to gurad their chastitiy doesn’t mean we start looking at alternatives, or to bend that which is prescribed in the Sunnah. PCG is absoloutely right, we have created this society with islamically unpractical norms, or we choose to live in the west… that means we are responsible for our actions, we aren’t responsible for changing that which is perfect.

I know that our Shia brothers and sisters would disagree to this, so I guess this post is directed to those who consider Muta’h nikahs haram.

Wassalam.