Accepting a Straightforward Suitor Who Was Born Out of a Lawful Marriage

Question:
May Allah preserve you. This questioner says: A straightforward young man has proposed to him, but he was born out of a lawful marriage. Should he accept him for his ward? He says: A young man has proposed to marry his ward, but he was born out of a lawful marriage. Should he accept a suitor like this?

Answer:
How do you know that he was born out of a lawful marriage? Do not pry into people’s affairs. Either you marry him to her or you leave it. Do not say things like this. If you have no desire for him, leave it, even if he were from a lawful marriage, even if he were from the noblest of people. If you have no desire for him, leave it, without saying, “So-and-so is not a legitimate child” or “So-and-so is such-and-such.” Yes.