Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We used to contract temporary marriage (mut'ah) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) by giving a handful of dates and flour (as dowry) to women for several days, until Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) forbade it in the case of Amr bin Harith.