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Is the fatwa permitting marriage with the intention of divorce valid?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: I heard from one of the muftis that marriage with the intention of divorce is permissible, and that it is the view of the majority, and that only Al-Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) differed on this. Is this fatwa correct?

Answer:
Yes, it is a valid marriage if it fulfills its pillars and conditions in the contract. However, the intention of divorce spoils it, because this is what achieves the objectives of marriage. Marriage is intended for permanence and for offspring, whereas this is temporary and does not achieve that. It also resembles the mut'ah (temporary marriage) of the women among the Rawaafid. This is from one aspect. But as you know, they now call it "summer marriage" or "vacation marriage," where they go and marry a different woman every night, and perhaps they married another woman the previous night. Because the people of those lands circulate money, and these people circulate desire. This is playing with the marriage contract and playing with marriage, and I do not think any scholar of knowledge permits this kind of playing, ever. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1771- 4717] هل فتوى جواز الزواج بنية الطلاق صحيحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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