What is the father’s obligation toward his young daughter from a disbelieving mother?
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Question:
The questioner says: I am a young man from a foreign country. I kept company with a disbelieving woman for many years, and she gave birth to a daughter. Then I repented to Allah and committed myself to the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Then I invited this woman to Islam, but she refused, so I left her, and she left me and her daughter. The question is: What is my obligation regarding this little girl, who is now four years old?
Answer:
The daughter is not yours. The daughter is the daughter of fornication. She is not attributed to the father, but rather to the mother. The child of fornication is attributed to the mother and not to the father. Yes. And regarding repentance, if you repented to Allah with a valid repentance, Allah has accepted your repentance. As for the daughter, she is not yours; she is a child of fornication. Yes.
The questioner says: I am a young man from a foreign country. I kept company with a disbelieving woman for many years, and she gave birth to a daughter. Then I repented to Allah and committed myself to the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Then I invited this woman to Islam, but she refused, so I left her, and she left me and her daughter. The question is: What is my obligation regarding this little girl, who is now four years old?
Answer:
The daughter is not yours. The daughter is the daughter of fornication. She is not attributed to the father, but rather to the mother. The child of fornication is attributed to the mother and not to the father. Yes. And regarding repentance, if you repented to Allah with a valid repentance, Allah has accepted your repentance. As for the daughter, she is not yours; she is a child of fornication. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما واجب الوالد نحو ابنته الصغيرة من أم كافرة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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