The appearance of pregnancy in a divorced woman after the discovery of her adultery
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a man sees his wife committing adultery, then divorces her, and it is later discovered that she is pregnant, does he have to perform li'an, or what is the ruling?
Answer:
The pregnancy did not appear until after he divorced her. She was no longer his wife. When he divorced her, she left his bed. And the pregnancy did not appear until after she had left the bed. Yes. However, if he divorced her while she was already pregnant, the child follows the husband and does not follow the woman, except in the case of the hundred [days]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, if a man sees his wife committing adultery, then divorces her, and it is later discovered that she is pregnant, does he have to perform li'an, or what is the ruling?
Answer:
The pregnancy did not appear until after he divorced her. She was no longer his wife. When he divorced her, she left his bed. And the pregnancy did not appear until after she had left the bed. Yes. However, if he divorced her while she was already pregnant, the child follows the husband and does not follow the woman, except in the case of the hundred [days]. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 129 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/النكاح/اللعان/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (55:24)
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