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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on traveling for the purpose of marriage with the intention of divorce after a period of time

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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on traveling to some Islamic countries for the purpose of marriage for a month or two, and then divorcing her, knowing that this is widespread among some of the youth?

The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. This is playing with the marriage contract. He marries her today and divorces her tomorrow, and then takes another, and so on. He is treating her like a beast, treating her like a beast, playing with the honor of people. Therefore, this action is not permissible. There is a question regarding the validity of the marriage with these intentions and these bad actions. Perhaps this falls under temporary marriage (mut'ah), because he did not intend a marriage, but rather intended a pleasure to enjoy himself for days or nights.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
It is a noble contract, a noble contract, a solemn covenant, as He the Exalted and Majestic said:
and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا
[An-Nisa 4:21]
a solemn covenant. It is not a matter of playing with it, nor is he seeking only money, going to spend money, and they take money and it is no burden on them. All of this is playing with it. He may marry a woman, or marry a woman who has a husband, as has been mentioned often, because his intention is only to deceive them. Therefore, this action is not permissible, and this playing with this noble contract and this solemn covenant is not permissible. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/116 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (41:34)

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