Chapter on Temporary Marriage (Mutʿah)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 44
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ اِمْرَأَةً مُتْعَةً وَ يَشْتَرِطُ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ لاَ يَطْلُبَ وَلَدَهَا فَتَأْتِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِوَلَدٍ فَيُنْكِرُ اَلْوَلَدَ فَشَدَّدَ فِي ذَلِكَ وَ قَالَ "يَجْحَدُ وَ كَيْفَ يَجْحَدُ" إِعْظَاماً لِذَلِكَ قَالَ اَلرَّجُلُ فَإِنِ اِتَّهَمَهَا، قَالَ "لاَ يَنْبَغِي لَكَ أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ إِلاَّ بِمَأْمُونَةٍ إِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ: اَلزّٰانِي لاٰ يَنْكِحُ إِلاّٰ زٰانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَ اَلزّٰانِيَةُ لاٰ يَنْكِحُهٰا إِلاّٰ زٰانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ وَ حُرِّمَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Bazee who said: A man asked Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha عليه السلام about a man who marries a woman in Mutah (temporary marriage) and stipulates with her that he will not seek a child from her. However, she later gives birth to a child, and the man denies the child. Al-Ridha عليه السلام expressed strong disapproval of this and said: "He denies it? How can he deny it?" - emphasizing the gravity of such an act. The man then asked: "What if he suspects her (of wrongdoing)?" Imam Al-Ridha عليه السلام replied: "You should not marry except a trustworthy woman. Verily, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, said: 'The fornicator does not marry except a fornicatress or a polytheist, and the fornicatress does not marry except a fornicator or a polytheist, and this has been forbidden for the believers.'" (Surah Al-Nur, 24:3)
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 287