The Mufti of Egypt issued an official fatwa that allows the marriage of Al-Missyar*. By doing so, he contradicted the fatwa of Sheikh Gad Al-Haq Ali Gad Al-Haq, the late Sheikh of the Azhar, in which he said that Al-Missyar marriage is illegal and that it is like the mota’a marriage [for joy, pleasure]. Both are haram [illegal].

*Al-Missyar literally means going along with your situation. An Al-Missyar marriage is a temporary marriage.