Question910 Is a temporary marriage contract with a virgin girl valid without her father's permission?
Answer
✅ Answer: Pay attention to the following narrations in this post and the next:
1 عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَلَّالِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَتَمَتَّعَ الْبِكْرَ مَا لَمْ يُفْضِ إِلَيْهَا مَخَافَةَ كَرَاهِيَةَ الْعَيْبِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا.
📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 462
Ziyad says: I heard Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) say: There is no problem if a person enters a virgin girl into temporary marriage, as long as he does not deflower her (remove her virginity), out of fear of the disgrace it might bring upon her family!
2 عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي الْبِكْرِ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا الرَّجُلُ مُتْعَةً قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ مَا لَمْ يَفْتَضَّهَا
📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 462
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding a virgin girl whom a man takes in temporary marriage said: There is no problem, provided he does not remove her virginity!
3 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُذَافِرٍ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ التَّمَتُّعِ بِالْأَبْكَارِ فَقَالَ هَلْ جُعِلَ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا لَهُنَّ فَلْيَسْتَتِرْنَ منه وَ لْيَسْتَعْفِفْنَ.
📚 Al-Faqih, vol. 3, p. 466
A man says: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about temporary marriage with virgin girls; he replied: Was it not legislated for them?! Therefore, it should be kept secret and hidden, and by it they should protect themselves from the unlawful and preserve their chastity!
4 عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّه عَنِ التَّمَتُّعِ مِنَ الْأَبْكَارِ اللَّوَاتِي بَيْنَ الْأَبَوَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ وَ لَا أَقُولُ: كَمَا يَقُولُ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَقْشَابُ
📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 7, p. 254
Abu Sa‘id says: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) was asked about temporary marriage with virgin girls who live with their father and mother. The Imam said: There is no problem, and I do not say what those vile men who have no goodness (meaning the Sunni jurists) say!
5 عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْقَمَّاطِ عَمَّنْ رَوَاهُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَارِيَةٌ بِكْرٌ بَيْنَ أَبَوَيْهَا تَدْعُونِي إِلَى نَفْسِهَا سِرّاً مِنْ أَبَوَيْهَا فَأَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ اتَّقِ مَوْضِعَ الْفَرْجِ قَالَ قُلْتُ: فَإِنْ رَضِيَتْ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ وَ إِنْ رَضِيَتْ فَإِنَّهُ عَارٌ عَلَى الْأَبْكَارِ.
📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 7, p. 254
A man says: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): A virgin girl living with her parents secretly invites me to temporary marriage with herself. Should I do it? He said: Yes! But avoid the place of the vagina!
He says: I asked: What if she agrees to that (meaning penetration)? He said: Even if she agrees, for this is a disgrace for virgin girls!
6 عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ التَّمَتُّعِ مِنَ الْبِكْرِ إِذَا كَانَتْ بَيْنَ أَبَوَيْهَا بِلَا إِذْنِ أَبَوَيْهَا قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ مَا لَمْ يَقْتَضَّ مَا هُنَاكَ لِتَعِفَّ بِذَلِكَ
📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 7, p. 254
Halabi says: I asked (Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him) about temporary marriage with a virgin girl who is living with her parents, without their permission. He said: As long as he does not remove what is there (her virginity), there is no problem, so that she may guard her chastity through it!
7 عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ رِجَالِهِ مَرْفُوعاً إِلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْهُمْ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ : لَا بَأْسَ بِتَزْوِيجِ الْبِكْرِ إِذَا رَضِيَتْ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِذْنِ أَبِيهَا
📚 Risalat al-Mut‘a by al-Mufid
📚 Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 308, hadith 26
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: Temporary marriage with a virgin girl without her father’s permission is not a problem, as long as she consents!
8 مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبِكْرُ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا مُتْعَةً قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ مَا لَمْ يَفْتَضَّهَا
📚 Nawadir Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, p. 66
One of the companions said to Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): May a man contract temporary marriage with a virgin girl? He said: There is no problem, provided he does not deflower her!
9 جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عن الرجل يَتَمَتَّعُ مِنَ الْجَارِيَةِ الْبِكْرِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ مَا لَمْ يَسْتَصْغِرْهَا
📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 463
Jamil says: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about a man who contracts temporary marriage with a virgin girl. He said: There is no problem, provided that she is not a small, immature girl!
10 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ يَتَمَتَّعُ مِنْهَا الرَّجُلُ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ صَبِيَّةً تُخْدَعُ قَالَ قُلْتُ: أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ وَ كَمِ الْحَدُّ الَّذِي إِذَا بَلَغَتْهُ لَمْ تُخْدَعْ قَالَ بِنْتُ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ.
📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 7, p. 255
Muhammad ibn Muslim says: I asked (Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him) about a girl whom a man contracts temporary marriage with. The Imam said: Yes, unless she is a little girl who could be deceived!
I asked: What is the age at which she is no longer deceived? He said: Ten years old!
1 1 عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ الْبَزَنْطِيِّ عَنِ الرِّضَا قَالَ: الْبِكْرُ لَا تَتَزَوَّجُ مُتْعَةً إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ أَبِيهَا.
📚 Qurb al-Isnad, p. 159
Imam Reza (peace be upon him) said: A virgin girl is not given in temporary marriage except with her father’s permission!
2 1 عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْبِكْرَ مُتْعَةً قَالَ يُكْرَهُ لِلْعَيْبِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا.
📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 7, p. 255
📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 462
📚 Al-Faqih, vol. 3, p. 461
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding a man who contracts temporary marriage with a virgin girl said: Because of the disgrace and dishonor it may cause her family, it is disliked (makruh)!
3 1 عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّه يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْأَبْكَارَ أَنْ تَزَوَّجُوهُنَّ مُتْعَةً.
📚 Nawadir Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, p. 84, hadith 190
Abu Bakr Hadrami says: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: O Abu Bakr! Refrain from temporary marriage with virgin girls!
4 1 عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَمْرَهَا شَدِيدٌ فَاتَّقُوا الْأَبْكَارَ.
📚 Nawadir Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, p. 86, hadith 196
Abd al-Malik says: I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about temporary marriage; the Imam said: Its matter is difficult and severe, so refrain from virgin girls!
5 1 عَنْ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: الْعَذْرَاءُ الَّتِي لَهَا أَبٌ لَا تَزَوَّجُ مُتْعَةً إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ أَبِيهَا.
📚 Al-Tahdhib, vol. 7, p. 254
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: A virgin girl who has a father is not given in temporary marriage except with her father’s permission!
✅ From the above narrations and others, it is observed that in general, temporary marriage with a virgin girl is considered disliked (makruh) and discouraged. However, in other significant narrations, permission has been granted, and these permissions are also applicable. Although some narrations state the necessity of the father’s permission for her temporary marriage, other narrations permit temporary marriage with a virgin and mature girl without her father’s permission. But according to the above narrations, several points must be considered:
1 In temporary marriage with a virgin girl, permission for penetration and removal of virginity has not been given. It has been ordered to avoid the place of the vagina even if the girl herself consents. Therefore, under no circumstances should defloration occur.
2 The girl must not be a minor; she must be mature and have reached the age of ten.
3 There is no doubt that in the above narrations, temporary marriage with a virgin is mentioned as disliked (makruh), especially due to the issues of dissimulation (taqiyyah) and the shame and disgrace it may cause the girl’s family, both during the time of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) and in our time. Even though permission for this has been narrated, one must weigh the circumstances carefully so as not to act contrary to taqiyyah or cause various problems. Especially since most jurists in our time do not consider temporary marriage with a virgin without her father’s permission permissible.
4 The ruling of permanent marriage is different from temporary marriage.
5 Considering narration 5 1 , if temporary marriage with a virgin girl is done, it is much better if it is with her father’s permission whenever possible.
6 In conclusion, the proper practice of temporary marriage within its precise legal boundaries leads to a reduction in immorality. Unfortunately, however, the general view of people towards temporary marriage is negative, as if they prefer immorality over temporary marriage. Therefore, once again we must constantly and with great humility say:
اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ