The Shi'a, by contrast, opposed Ali regarding what he narrated from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and followed the view of those who disagreed with him.

Furthermore, Allah Most High has permitted in His Book only wives and those whom the right hand possesses. A woman taken in temporary marriage belongs to neither category. Were she a wife, the two spouses would inherit from one another, the waiting period following her husband’s death would be obligatory (1) for her, and the rules of threefold divorce would apply to her. These are the rulings governing a wife in the Book of Allah Most High. Since the necessary legal consequences of marriage do not apply to her, this demonstrates that no marriage exists, because (2) the absence of a necessary consequence entails the absence of that which necessarily gives rise to it.

Allah Most High has permitted in His Book only wives (3) and those whom the right hand possesses, and He has prohibited everything beyond those categories in His words:

“Those who guard their chastity,”

“except with their wives or those whom their right hands possess, for then they are free from blame,”

“but whoever seeks beyond that—it is they who are the transgressors.”

[Surah al-Mu'minūn: 5–7].

A woman taken (4) in temporary marriage after its prohibition is neither a wife nor one possessed by the right hand; she is therefore forbidden by the explicit text of the Quran. That she (5) is not owned is evident. As for the fact that she (6) is not a wife, this is because the necessary legal consequences of marriage do not apply [in her case] (7). Among the necessary consequences of marriage are its being (8) a cause of mutual inheritance; the establishment of the waiting period following death [within it] (9); threefold divorce; the halving of the dowry when divorce occurs before consummation; and other such necessary consequences.