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131 Questions

What is the ruling on engaging in Mutah with a girl who does not have a father?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If the virgin girl has no living father but has a paternal grand father, his permission or approval will be enough. If she has no living father nor paternal grand father, then she can decide herself for herself and does not need a permission from other family members.

'Wassalam.
Can a husband recite a Mut’ah formula on behalf of his spouse if the spouse can’t pronounce the Arabic letters correctly?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes, any one who knows Arabic can be requested by a man or a woman to recite Mut'ah marriage on behalf of him or her.

Wassalam.
How does one do Mutah with a Sunni who is a virgin and her parents are divorced? Her father isn't really around and hasn't been for some time and her grandfathers have passed away. Whose approval would I need to seek?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

You will need to seek consent from her father. 

Mut'ah is for certain circumstances that would be of benefit, and therefore plans should always be made towards Nikah marriage. 

And Allah knows best.
Is it true that you do not need the permission of the father of a woman of the Ahlul Kitab since the concept of Mut'ah is not something they believe in?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If she is not virgin, she is allowed to marry with out her father's permission.

Wassalam.