Is it permissible for the father to have custody if there is fear for the children with the mother?
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The questioner:
A woman was divorced by her husband, and she has two children.
The Shaykh:
Two. And she has two children. If he said she has a daughter, that would be better than saying she has two. Yes.
The questioner:
A woman was divorced by her husband, and she has two children. Her family’s home contains what is wrong, which harms the children in their morals and religion. Does the husband have the right to take the children into his custody?
The Shaykh:
Without a doubt, without a doubt, if the house where the mother is is not suitable for the children and there is danger to them in their morals and religion from staying there, it is obligatory for the father to save his children and take them, and leave them with one of their female relatives to raise them. Yes.
A woman was divorced by her husband, and she has two children.
The Shaykh:
Two. And she has two children. If he said she has a daughter, that would be better than saying she has two. Yes.
The questioner:
A woman was divorced by her husband, and she has two children. Her family’s home contains what is wrong, which harms the children in their morals and religion. Does the husband have the right to take the children into his custody?
The Shaykh:
Without a doubt, without a doubt, if the house where the mother is is not suitable for the children and there is danger to them in their morals and religion from staying there, it is obligatory for the father to save his children and take them, and leave them with one of their female relatives to raise them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجوز حضانة الأب إذا خُشي على الأطفال عند الأم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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