Is the Mut'ah obligatory for a widow?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Dowry (Mahr)

Book 36 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Primary text

The Mut'ah is not due to the widow based on scholarly consensus (Ijma'). This is because the general text regarding Mut'ah only addresses divorced women and does not include widows. Furthermore, the widow has already received the compensation specified in the contract, and no further obligation beyond that is incumbent upon her, similar to other contracts.