Misyar Marriage

Hi all readers! Are you looking for an explanation about “is a misyar marriage halal?”? If your answer is “Yes”, congratulations! Now you are reading the right article. Why? Because that is what I will explain in this article. As a Muslim, you have to understand that. That's why I wrote this article. So, you should read it to the end!

Specifically, there are several important things about “is a misyar marriage halal?” which I will explain in this article. Some of the important things I mean are as follows:

What Is Misyar Marriage?

The important thing about “is a misyar marriage halal?” What I will explain now is "what is Misyar marriage?". I want you to understand that first before you read more explanations in this article because that is the basic thing in this discussion that must be well understood.

In general, Misyar marriage is a marriage that fulfills all the pillars and conditions of marriage, carried out out of mutual consent, there is a guardian, there is a witness, and there is a mahr. But the wife gave up some of her husband's rights not fulfilled, such as the right to earn a living, the right to be with her husband, or the right to get a house.

So, all the things needed in a legal marriage according to Islam are in the Misyar marriage. However, the wife is willing to give up if her husband does not give her some of her rights. So, the husband is under no obligation to give some of the things that his wife has given up.

For example, there are Muslim men marrying Muslim women in a legal way according to Islam. After the two of them got married, the wife was willing if the husband did not give her money for daily needs. Thus, the husband is not obligated to give his wife money because she has given him up.

Another example, there is a Muslim man marrying two Muslim women in a legal way according to Islam. After they got married, the first wife gave up her right to sleep with her husband and gave that right to the second wife.

That is a brief explanation of "what is Misyar marriage?". As Muslims, we must understand that.

Is a Misyar Marriage Halal?

The important thing about “is a misyar marriage halal?” what I will explain now is a specific explanation. So, I really hope you read the explanation below very well.

Before I explain the answer to this question (is a misyar marriage halal?), I will quote one hadith that is specifically related to this discussion.

Hadith About Misyar Marriage

As for the hadith about the Misyar marriage, what I mean is as follows:

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَرًا أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ نِسَائِهِ ، فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ خَرَجَ سَهْمُهَا خَرَجَ بِهَا مَعَهُ ، وَكَانَ يَقْسِمُ لِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ يَوْمَهَا وَلَيْلَتَهَا ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ سَوْدَةَ بِنْتَ زَمْعَةَ وَهَبَتْ يَوْمَهَا وَلَيْلَتَهَا لِعَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، تَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ رِضَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

From Aisha radliyallahu anha, she said, “Whenever Allah's Apostle intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots among his wives and would take with him the one on whom the lot fell. He also used to fix for everyone of his wives a day and a night, but Sauda bint Zam’ah gave her day and night to Aisha, the wife of the Prophet intending thereby to please Allah's Apostle.”

All readers! If we understand the above hadith, we can conclude that Misyar marriage is halal in Islam. The reason is because all the conditions and pillars of marriage have been fulfilled in Misyar marriage. In addition, the wife has been sincere if the husband does not give her some of her rights.

However, in several Islamic legal literatures it is explained that some Islamic legal experts argue that Misyar marriage is prohibited. The reason is because it is not in accordance with the custom in marriage.

I personally think that Misyar marriage is halal in Islam for the following reasons:

All the conditions and pillars of marriage have been fulfilled in the Misyar marriage.
The wife has been sincere if her husband does not give her some of the things that are her rights as a wife.

All readers! That's a brief explanation of "is a misyar marriage halal?" and some important things about it. Do you understand? If you want to ask, please ask.

I think that's enough for this article. May be useful. Amen.

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