________________________________________________________________________ | w w w |\ | || || | || |\ | o_,_7 _|| . _o_7 _|| 4_|_|| o_w_, |\ | ( : / (_) / ( . |\ | |\ | || || | || |T | | || | |\ | . _, _8 |_D_|| . _,_,_,_D_|| 4_|| q ]_o_7_o _|_c 4_|_|| _|,_p q |\ | (_): / (_): . : / (_S (_S / |\ | |\ | In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful |\ | Greeting of Allah be upon Muhammad and the pure members of his House |\ |_______________________________________________________________________|\ Assalamu 'alaykum The following question was answered by Shaykh Mustafa Jaffer. Salaams & Duas Ummulbanin Merali - Moderator - 'Aalim Network **************************************************************************** QUESTION: I follow the taqlid of Ayatullah Khui A friend and I have been discussing the topic of MUTA. Although we both realize that it is allowed in Islam, there is some dissagreement on its application. I contend that once a person has entered a permanent marriage, muta is no longer allowed. My friend feels that muta is still allowed as long as the permanent wife knows and does not dissapprove. ANSWER: Both are wrong. Muta' has no restriction or condition on a man that he must be single. That is true for the woman. Nor does it contain a condition of the wife's approval. Muta' can be done wothout the permanent wife knowing. Mustafa Jaffer