Nikah mut‘ah

[RedStarOverChina]

I was doing some research on the Marsh Arabs, when this little piece of gem came up and brightened up my day:


Nikāḥ al-Mut‘ah (Arabic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language): نكاح المتعة‎ marriage for pleasure), or sigheh (Persia), is a fixed-term marriage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage) contract according to the Usuli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usuli) Shia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia) schools (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhhab). It that allows couples to have religiously sanctioned sex for a limited period of time, without any commitments, and without the obligatory involvement of religious figures.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_marriage#cite_note-0). The duration of this type of marriage is fixed at its inception and is then automatically dissolved upon completion of its term. The period can range between one hour and a year, and is subject to renewal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_marriage

Holy Shit! That's genius! :drool:

On second thought, it sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?:confused:

Does anyone know?

[Raúl Duke]

I heard there was a similar practice in Iran (Where shia islam predominates)...

Not sure...

There's also this


It commences in the same way as a Nikah except that a date of expiration for the marriage is added to the marriage contract and the wife has her rights restricted to some extent.

But wiki doesn't really elaborate well on that