Has mu'tah been forbidden via the Quran? (Sunni view)

Question

I understand that the Sunni view regarding mu'tah is that it is no longer permissible:

It was narrated from al-Rabee’ ibn Sabrah al-Juhani that his father told him that he was with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who said, “O people, I used to allow you to engage in mut'ah marriages, but now Allaah has forbidden that until the Day of Resurrection, so whoever has any wives in a mut’ah marriage, he should let her go and do not take anything of the (money) you have given them.”

Narrated by Muslim, 1406.

What interests me about this hadith is the following part highlighted below:

but now Allaah has forbidden that until the Day of Resurrection

This bit makes me think that this particular order: but now Allaah has forbidden that until the Day of Resurrection was received by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as a revelation from Allah. Doesn't the Quran contain all the revelations received by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?

So my question is, where in the Quran has mu'tah been forbidden? Sunni view please.

Answer 1

Firstly, the Sunnah is a revelation from Allah like the Quran, so what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has said, is from Allah. Now to answer the question, the Quran does not directly forbid Mut'ah, but Mut'ah is forbidden according to the Quran. In Mut'ah the women is not a wife, and every women who is not a wife or what the right hand possess then she is haram on the man:

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـٰفِظُونَ * إِلاَّ عَلَىٰ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ * فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ

And they who guard their private parts

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed

But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors

Suratul Mu'minoon Ayah 5-7

Answer 2

Beside Quran the Prophet, also received other revelations as can be easily understood from Surah Tahreem ayat 3. As The Prophet''s life was an example of exemplary behavior and is treated as explanatory of Quranic injunctions and requirements of Islam this Mut ah matter can be seen under the Light of his life. Among all sunnies except maybe new thinkers.

Answer 3

There is no Ayah which direct us to Mut'ah but the following Hadith say Mut'ah is now forbidden.

Ibn Abbas said: "Mut'ah was only during the beginning of Islam. A man would arrive in a land that he was not familiar with so he would marry a woman for the extent of time that he thought he would remain there. So his Mut'ah was upheld and his case was fine until the (following) Ayah was revealed: Except their wives or what their right hands possess. Then every private part other than those became unlawful." Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1122 - Book 11, Hadith 44 - Vol. 2, Book 6, Hadith 1122 source

This hadith refer us to following ayah.

Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed - Surat Al-Mu'minūn - 6 source