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'''Mu'tah''' is an [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word meaning "joy", for other uses, see [[Muta]] |
'''Mu'tah''' is an [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word meaning "joy", for other uses, see [[Muta]]. |
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==General meaning== |
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The word is used in the name of the [[Battle of Mu'tah]]. |
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The word is used in the name of the [[Battle of Mu'tah]]. The root m-t-' has a great number of meanings, some of which are listed by ''[[Ayatullah]] Maghniyah'' in his ''Fiqh al-Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq'' <ref name="Maghniyah">http://www.answering-ansar.org/answers/mutah/en/chap3.php</ref>: |
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{{cquote|Mut'ah has many meanings. In some cases it may mean to take benefit, such as when Allah (swt) refers to "They take the benefits of the worldly life." It may refer to increase, or it may refer to remaining, such as when He says: "He let them remain for a while." It may also refer to a gift, such as when He, Blessed be His Names, says: "They are gifted of knowledge."}} |
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''Mut'ah'' is also an [[Islamic Term]] that denotes two other Islamic terms: |
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==Islamic Term== |
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As an [[Islamic Term]]. ''[[Ayatullah]] Maghniyah'' in his ''Fiqh al-Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq'' continued <ref name="Maghniyah"/>: |
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{{cquote|As far as the legal scholars, they talk about Mut'ah in the meaning of a gift, in the sense of what they make obligatory on a man who has married a woman without specifying a dowry, and then divorces her before having sexual relations. They would necessitate that the divorced woman be a gift that is appropriate for his economic status. This is based upon the ayat 236 of Surah al-Baqara: "There is no sin on you that you divorce women whom who you have not touched, and that you give them a gift (Mut'ah), the rich man based on his ability, and the poor based on his ability, a righteous gift which is a right over the pure ones." They also talk about Mut'ah in terms of hajj, which we have discussed elsewhere. Alongside of these uses, the scholars of law talk about Mut'ah in terms of a fixed-time marriage. There is universal consensus amongst Sunni and Shi'a scholars that Islam has legislated this, and that the Prophet (s) made this permissible. This is based upon ayat 24 of Surat an-Nisa': "When you have done Mut'ah with them, so give them the agreed upon dowry."}} |
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Of those three, the most common meanings are: |
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*[[Nikah Mut'ah]] — The second [[Qur'an]]ic Marriage form. |
*[[Nikah Mut'ah]] — The second [[Qur'an]]ic Marriage form. |
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*[[Mut'ah of Hajj]] — relaxation between a [[Umrah]] and a [[Hajj]]. |
*[[Mut'ah of Hajj]] — relaxation between a [[Umrah]] and a [[Hajj]]. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Muslim controversies related to Nikah Mut'ah]] |
*[[Muslim controversies related to Nikah Mut'ah]] |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 19:37, 14 September 2006
Mu'tah is an Arabic word meaning "joy", for other uses, see Muta.
General meaning
The word is used in the name of the Battle of Mu'tah. The root m-t-' has a great number of meanings, some of which are listed by Ayatullah Maghniyah in his Fiqh al-Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq [1]:
Mut'ah has many meanings. In some cases it may mean to take benefit, such as when Allah (swt) refers to "They take the benefits of the worldly life." It may refer to increase, or it may refer to remaining, such as when He says: "He let them remain for a while." It may also refer to a gift, such as when He, Blessed be His Names, says: "They are gifted of knowledge."
Islamic Term
As an Islamic Term. Ayatullah Maghniyah in his Fiqh al-Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq continued [1]:
As far as the legal scholars, they talk about Mut'ah in the meaning of a gift, in the sense of what they make obligatory on a man who has married a woman without specifying a dowry, and then divorces her before having sexual relations. They would necessitate that the divorced woman be a gift that is appropriate for his economic status. This is based upon the ayat 236 of Surah al-Baqara: "There is no sin on you that you divorce women whom who you have not touched, and that you give them a gift (Mut'ah), the rich man based on his ability, and the poor based on his ability, a righteous gift which is a right over the pure ones." They also talk about Mut'ah in terms of hajj, which we have discussed elsewhere. Alongside of these uses, the scholars of law talk about Mut'ah in terms of a fixed-time marriage. There is universal consensus amongst Sunni and Shi'a scholars that Islam has legislated this, and that the Prophet (s) made this permissible. This is based upon ayat 24 of Surat an-Nisa': "When you have done Mut'ah with them, so give them the agreed upon dowry."
Of those three, the most common meanings are:
- Nikah Mut'ah — The second Qur'anic Marriage form.
- Mut'ah of Hajj — relaxation between a Umrah and a Hajj.
Those two terms should not be confused with each other, as they are separate things and the Islamic Term "Mut'ah" can denote one or both of the Islamic Term Mut'ah of Hajj and the Islamic Term Nikah Mut'ah.
As narrated in the Hadith of Umar's speech of forbidding Mut'ah, Umar banned "Mut'ah" during his time as Caliph.