Are they used in different contexts?
Those both of them use correct grammar?
Google fight shows that "out of the question" appear 10 times more often than the other.
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Out of THE question is the correct one in my opinion - I have never used this without the the but then I am not a native speaker.
Some sources mention that "Out of question" is an obsolete way of saying "Beyond doubt"
However we have both
OED: Out of the question vs Out of question
Also http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/appendix-faux-out-question
answered Mar 24, 2011 at 8:27
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Because "question" is usually a count noun, and so usually requires an article. "Beyond question" is a counter-example, though. Mar 24, 2011 at 12:16
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Actually, "beyond question" isn't a counter-example: "beyond" often takes a NP without an article, eg "beyond reach" = "beyond the reach of ... ". Mar 24, 2011 at 13:02