A man who has a daughter from his divorced wife, and he used to provide for her, but his ex-wife’s family denied his provision and said he should not provide anything for his daughter, so he stopped providing for her.

The questioner : I have a daughter from the divorced woman, and I used to give them her maintenance from the beginning of her childhood for a period of time. However, they denied the expenses I had given for my daughter, and I stopped giving them anything out of fear of being denied later when I demand my daughter or when I demand my daughter. Now the girl has reached seven years of age. Do I have the right to take her? How can I give them the expenses for the past years? And how is this expense estimated from her childhood until she reached seven years of age?

The Shaykh : The answer to this issue lies with the court. If you reach an agreement with them on something and reconcile on something, then you are bound by what you have reconciled on, as long as it is within the limits of the Shari'ah. If there is no agreement or reconciliation, then nothing will remove this problem or resolve the dispute except the Shari'ah judge.