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131 Questions

Does a Mutah marriage automatically end when the specified time expires? If intimacy was a prerequisite, does that influence the conclusion of the Mutah?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Mut'ah is a time fixed Islamic marriage which ends automatically on the end of the agreed time. Both can renew the Mut'ah by reciting another Mut'ah contract with a Mahr and a new period of time if they wish. 
'Wassalam.
Is it true that a post-menopausal woman is not required to observe Iddah after marriage, whether permanent or temporary? Does this rule also extend to women of any age who have undergone a hysterectomy and no longer menstruate?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes, post-menopausal woman does not require to observe Iddah after divorce or termination of a temporary marriage. This rule is only for those women who have no menstruation because of their passing the age of menstruation. This rule does not extend to women who had hysterectomy and no longer menstruate. Such women who are in the age of menstruation require Iddah.

It is worth mentioning that Iddah of Wafat after the death of the husband is obligatory on every wife. It is four months and ten days from her knowledge about his death.

Wassalam.
What should I say to perform Mutah, and what steps should I follow to carry it out?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Both man and woman who want to enter in Mut'ah marriage need to agree between them the period of the contract and the Mahr (Dowry) which is the right of the woman. She starts telling him: ZAWWAJTOKA NAFSIV'ALAL MAHR AL-MA'LOOMAH LILMUDDATIL MA'LOOMAH زوَّجتُكَ نفسي على المهر المعلوم للمدّةآلمعلومة 

He replies her immediately: QABILTU AL-TAZWEEJ LINAFSI 'ALAMAHR AL-M'A'LOOM LIL MUDDATIL MA'LOOMAH. 

'Wassalam.
As a student planning a Mut'a marriage, I am facing difficulties because the girl's father has denied permission by placing a very high Mahr and also wants her to finish her education first. In this context, is it allowed to proceed without his consent?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'āla

Education is not an obstacle for marriage, and will not hinder a person in finishing their degree. However, why would you plan to do mut'ah. Why don't you marry her, and maybe postpone the wedding and moving in until both of you are ready. At least you will be halal to each other. 

To answer your question, no, it is not allowed to proceed without his consent. Neither of you should even think about taking things into your own hands and doing things outside the conventional way of how people marry. 

Consider all other options, and consult with respectful elders and scholars before you take any steps in this.

And Allah knows best