Ibn Mas‘ud said: “The Holy Prophet allowed us to marry a woman for a limited period in exchange for a piece of cloth.” Then he recited the verse: 0 you who believe: Make not unlawful the pure things which Allah has made lawful for you. (Surah al-Ma'idah, 5:87) Sahih Bukhari Vol. III, p.85, Chap. 9; Sahih Muslim, p. 1022, Kitabun Nikah, Hadith: 1404.