If medicine proves that the pregnancy is not the husband's but the adulterer's, what is the ruling?
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The questioner : It is established that this woman committed zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), for example, the child in her womb, meaning a child of zina, does he know about it or does he know?
The Shaykh : First, it is not permissible to investigate this, meaning it is not permissible for us to search to verify, as long as the husband says this woman is my wife and every child is mine, we do not investigate it.
The questioner : Delete it. Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Even if he accuses her of zina, it does not end with the child unless he disowns it.
The questioner : I am not, I am not afraid.
The Shaykh : When it was used.
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : And for this reason, when the woman was subjected to li'an (mutual oath-swearing) in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said, "Look, if she gives birth to a child with such and such a description, it belongs to so-and-so, and if she gives birth to a child with such and such a description, it belongs to her husband," she gave birth to a child with the disliked description, and yet the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not attribute it to him. Yes.
The questioner : I went to answer from it.
The Shaykh : This is on the basis of precaution.
The Shaykh : First, it is not permissible to investigate this, meaning it is not permissible for us to search to verify, as long as the husband says this woman is my wife and every child is mine, we do not investigate it.
The questioner : Delete it. Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Even if he accuses her of zina, it does not end with the child unless he disowns it.
The questioner : I am not, I am not afraid.
The Shaykh : When it was used.
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : And for this reason, when the woman was subjected to li'an (mutual oath-swearing) in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said, "Look, if she gives birth to a child with such and such a description, it belongs to so-and-so, and if she gives birth to a child with such and such a description, it belongs to her husband," she gave birth to a child with the disliked description, and yet the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not attribute it to him. Yes.
The questioner : I went to answer from it.
The Shaykh : This is on the basis of precaution.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2174 - 4600 إذا أثبت الطب أن الحمل ليس للزوج وإنما للزاني ما الحكم؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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