Does one who sees the permissibility of Nikah al-Mut'ah (temporary marriage) from the Sunni Salafis leave the fold of Islam, or is he considered only a sinner?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
"Mut'ah" marriage (temporary marriage) is null and unlawful according to Islamic law, by the consensus of scholars. And whoever from among the Sunnis says it is permissible is not deemed an apostate (kafir), but rather considered mistaken and misguided if they have a doubt or an interpretation, because Hadd punishments are averted by doubts, and great caution is exercised in matters of disbelief (kufr). However, whoever knows the clear evidence of its prohibition and insists on rejecting it due to personal desire, then they are a disbeliever and outside the fold of Islam.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/1969
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 1969
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy