Chapter on Temporary Marriage (Mutʿah)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 44
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى اَلْخَثْعَمِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْجَارِيَةِ يَتَمَتَّعُ مِنْهَا اَلرَّجُلُ قَالَ "نَعَمْ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَكُونَ صَبِيَّةً تُخْدَعُ" قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اَللَّهُ وَ كَمِ اَلْحَدُّ اَلَّذِي إِذَا بَلَغَتْهُ لَمْ تُخْدَعْ قَالَ "اِبْنَةُ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ".
Muhammad bin Yahya al-Khathami narrated from Muhammad bin Muslim: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a bondwoman - can a man engage in Mutah (temporary marriage) with her? Imam عليه السلام replied: "Yes, except if she is a young girl who can be deceived." I said: "May Allah سبحانه وتعالى rectify your condition, what is the age limit at which she cannot be deceived?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Ten years old."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh