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by thih9 839 days ago
See also Nikah mut'ah and its history

> This was primarily used by those who could not stay at home with their wife and traveled a lot. For example, a traveling merchant might arrive at a town and stay for a few months, in that period he may marry a divorced widow, and they would take care of each other. When he has to leave to the next town, the marriage is over, and he might sign a mut'ah contract at his next place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikah_mut%27ah