The Ruling on the Child of Zina and His Lineage
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Question:
A young man asks, saying: I fell into the sin of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), may Allah protect us from it, and after this, a child was born from the zina. What is our stance toward this child? Does he have any rights over us?
Answer:
The child of zina is attributed to his mother and is not attributed to the fornicator. What is attributed to the fornicator is that he has no father; he has no lawful father, but is only the son of the woman who committed zina who gave birth to him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A young man asks, saying: I fell into the sin of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), may Allah protect us from it, and after this, a child was born from the zina. What is our stance toward this child? Does he have any rights over us?
Answer:
The child of zina is attributed to his mother and is not attributed to the fornicator. What is attributed to the fornicator is that he has no father; he has no lawful father, but is only the son of the woman who committed zina who gave birth to him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب تشييع الفاحشة في المؤمنين — islamhouse.com (58:18)
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