Mut'ah of Hajj
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"Mut'ah of Hajj" or "hajj al-tamattu" (joy of Hajj), involves relaxation of the ihram between the Umrah and Hajj, including the dress code and other prohibitions.
History
This relaxation was seen as one of the greatest sins in the pre Islamic days of Arabia, but Muhammad decreed the prohibitions of relaxation between the Umra and Hajj as void Sahih Bukhari [26.635] during the Farewell Pilgrimage. At that point Umar, the future second Sunni Caliph, asked:
- "Are we supposed to go to our wives and then go to the Kaaba"? [[Citing sources citation needed'']]
Controversy
During Umars reign as Sunni Caliph, he re-introduced the prohibition Sahih Muslim [7.2801], Hadith of Umar's speech of forbidding Mut'ah. Conflict arose between Ali and the other Sunni Caliphs regarding this issue. Uthman upheld Umars re-intruduction and urged Ali to respect Umar's reintroduction of the pre-Islamic rules. Ali replied:- :''"I see you want to forbid people to do a thing that the Prophet did?" Sahih Bukhari [26.640]
- :''"I will not leave the tradition [Sunnah] of the Prophet on the saying of a man ([Umar])." Sahih Bukhari [26.634]
Today, Sunni have changed their stance and allow the Mut'ah of Hajj.
See also
References
External sources
- http://www.islam-pure.de/imam/fatwas/manasik02.htm
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/026.sbt.html#002.026.635
- http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/007.smt.html#007.2803 - Search for "Ali".
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