Moreover, there has not been a full consensus on the question of the unlawful‌ ness of the muta. How could anyone claim a consensus on this matter when a large group of Muslims, including Companions of the Prophet, disagreed with this view before and after his death? This is not to mention that the opinion of those who be‌ lieve in the permissibility of the mut a is in agreement with the opinion of the Family of the Prophet, from whom God removed all the filth, thereby purifying them com‌ pletely. Thus, there remains nothing except the prohibition introduced by Umar.
To be sure, the Quran and the Prophets Sunna are more worthy than anything else of being followed, and it is for this reason that AbdAllah b. Umar gave the fatwa allowing tamattu (indulgence) during the hajj. People asked him, "How can you disagree with your father, who had forbidden it? In response, he said: "Woe unto you! Are you not afraid of God.... Is the Prophets Sunna worthier of being followed or is it Umars?"٧٤
To sum up the preceding: None of the things to which the proponents of abroga‌
tion hold fast is appropriate as abrogator of this Quranic injunction, whose legality is absolutely proven in Islam.

Stoning as a Penalty for Contracting a Mut a

It is established in a number of traditions, of which some have been already cited, that Umar ordered the stoning as a penalty for the muta. Among these traditions is one reported by Jabir. He said:

We used to practice muta along with the Messenger of God. When Umar assumed authority he said: "Indeed,God made lawful for His Messenger whatever He willed by whatever means He desired. The Quran was revealed for this set purpose. Hence, ful‌ fill the pilgrimage and the lesser pilgrimage as He has commanded you, and resolve your marriage to these women. Any man brought to me who has married a woman for a fixed period, I would have him stoned."٧٥

Another tradition has been related by al-ShafiI on the authority of Malik, who received it, through Ibn Shihab, from Urwa: that Khawla bintl:lukaym came to Umar b. al-Kbagab and said, "Rabia b. Umayya has contracted a muta marriage with a woman, and she has become pregnant from him." Umar came out angrily while his cloak dragged, saying, "Thismuta! If I had already declared its prohibition, I would have certainly stoned him."٧٦
In a tradition reported by Nafi from AbdAllah b. Umar, the latter was asked about themuta with women. He said, "It is forbidden. However, ifUmar b. al-Khanab caught anyone having practiced it, he would stone him."٧٧
Ibn al-Zubayr followed this view. When he denied the permissibility of themuta, Ibn Abbas said to him, "You are rude and uncivil. I solemnly declare that during the time of the leader of the pious"-that is, the Messenger of God-"muta was prac‌ ticed." Ibn al-Zubayr told him, "Go ahead and try it yourself. By God, if you did, I shall stone you with your own stones."٧٨
This is indeed strange! How can a Muslim deserve stoning for having differed with Umar on a legal point, while supporting his view on the injunction of the Prophet and the text of the Quran? Even if we accept that this person had committed an error