01-04-2008, 02:49 AM
Salam,
The 2 Ayah's you are referring to 2:236 and 33:49 both use the word "Nikah". Nikah as you know is different from "Muta". In Fiqh Nikah refers to conventional marriage while Muta refers to temporary marriage. Hence the rule of financial compensation in Nikah does not apply in Muta.
Nikah requires consummation for the marriage to be validated. However this is not the case in Muta'. It is not exactly an engagement since in an engagement the woman is still not mahram to the man but in muta' even without sexual contact the woman is mahram to the man.