Reconciling the hadith: “Indeed, temporary marriage is valid until the Day of Resurrection” with the view that it was specific to the Companions.
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Your Eminence,The Shaykh : The hadith of al-Miswar ibn Makhramah and the hadith of Abu Dharr indicate that temporary marriage was specific to the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, there are other hadiths that clarify that it was not so, but rather is valid forever, as the Beloved (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified. What is your opinion on reconciling these texts?
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction between a marfu' report and a mawquf report. The hadith of Abu Dharr is not marfu' as it is from his own words. As for the hadith of Suraqah ibn Malik, it is explicitly marfu'. Therefore, there is no need to reconcile a mawquf with a marfu', especially since the marfu' explicitly states that the ruling is valid until the Day of Resurrection:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 932Sahih (Darussalam). Thus, there is no issue in the contradiction between the hadith of Abu Dharr and similar reports with the hadith of Suraqah, which is his saying (peace be upon him): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 932Sahih (Darussalam). There is no issue in this.
The questioner : But al-Miswar, O Shaykh, explicitly stated that he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: “We asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), ‘Is it specific to us?’ He said:.” And it was Imam Ahmad.
The Shaykh : You mentioned the hadith of Abu Dharr and al-Miswar. The hadith of Abu Dharr is known to be authentic. So who narrated the second hadith?
The questioner : I do not have its takhrij at the moment, but what I recall is that Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) denounced it as anomalous, saying: “This contradicts other hadiths.”
The Shaykh : Now you have known through the Imam of the Sunnah; so adhere to what you have known.
The questioner : What if others authenticated it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : That means we should know who extracted it and who authenticated it. It cannot be authentic.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Abu Layla : In our Shaykh’s questions, there are old ones withThe Shaykh : We will submit to them, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : There is no contradiction between a marfu' report and a mawquf report. The hadith of Abu Dharr is not marfu' as it is from his own words. As for the hadith of Suraqah ibn Malik, it is explicitly marfu'. Therefore, there is no need to reconcile a mawquf with a marfu', especially since the marfu' explicitly states that the ruling is valid until the Day of Resurrection:
Umrah has been entered into Hajj until the Day of Resurrection.
دخلت العمرة في الحج إلى يوم القيامةUmrah has been entered into Hajj until the Day of Resurrection.
دخلت العمرة في الحج إلى يوم القيامةThe questioner : But al-Miswar, O Shaykh, explicitly stated that he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: “We asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), ‘Is it specific to us?’ He said:
Yes
نعمThe Shaykh : You mentioned the hadith of Abu Dharr and al-Miswar. The hadith of Abu Dharr is known to be authentic. So who narrated the second hadith?
The questioner : I do not have its takhrij at the moment, but what I recall is that Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) denounced it as anomalous, saying: “This contradicts other hadiths.”
The Shaykh : Now you have known through the Imam of the Sunnah; so adhere to what you have known.
The questioner : What if others authenticated it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : That means we should know who extracted it and who authenticated it. It cannot be authentic.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Abu Layla : In our Shaykh’s questions, there are old ones withThe Shaykh : We will submit to them, if Allah wills.
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