If a woman converts to Islam and has children from her disbelieving husband, should she hand them over to their father?
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The questioner:
I ask Allah to do you good, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a woman converts to Islam in the West, and she has sons before her entering Islam, is it obligatory to return these sons to their fathers?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If a woman converts to Islam in the West and has sons before her entering Islam, is it obligatory to return these sons to their fathers?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if they are young and cannot live without her, she should raise them and call them to Islam, perhaps Allah will guide them. She should bring them up in Islam; this is an opportunity. But if they are grown up and do not accept Islam, she should hand them over to their father. Yes.
I ask Allah to do you good, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a woman converts to Islam in the West, and she has sons before her entering Islam, is it obligatory to return these sons to their fathers?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If a woman converts to Islam in the West and has sons before her entering Islam, is it obligatory to return these sons to their fathers?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if they are young and cannot live without her, she should raise them and call them to Islam, perhaps Allah will guide them. She should bring them up in Islam; this is an opportunity. But if they are grown up and do not accept Islam, she should hand them over to their father. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1720- 4717] إذا أسلمت المرأة وعندها أولاد من زوجها الكافر فهل تسلمهم إلى أبيهم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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