Rules of Marriage or Nikah
The
relation between man and woman becomes lawful by contracting marriage.
There are two kinds of marriages: Permanent marriage and fixed-time
marriage. In permanent marriage, the period of matrimony is not fixed, and
it is forever. The woman with whom such a marriage is concluded is called
Da’ima. In a fixed-time marriage, the period of matrimony is fixed, for
example, matrimonial relation is contracted with a woman for an hour, or a
day, or a month, or a year, or more. This sort of fixed-time marriage is
called Mut’ah or Sigha.