The status of the children of a free woman married to a slave in terms of freedom and lineage

Question:
The Shaykh’s case: If the free woman consented to the slave, you said the example is valid, but what is the ruling on the children? Do they become slaves like their father, or are they free like their mother?

Answer:
The child follows his father in lineage; the children follow their father in lineage, they follow their father. In slavery and freedom, they follow their mother, they follow their mother. In religion, they follow whichever of the two parents is better in religion. Yes, Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad.