about stepdaughters.

The questioner : ... If a husband divorces his wife ... and then she marries ... and gives birth to a daughter from 'Umar; is this daughter ...?

The Shaykh : I am not able to visualize this situation right now, and it appears thatThe questioner : ... is more qualified to answer it.

The questioner : ... We have researched the books of tafsir (exegesis), and it appears that she is not one of those in the care of the husband; meaning, if he married ... and she married 'Umar and gave birth to a daughter from 'Umar ...

The Shaykh : Why?

The questioner : Because Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: ... She is described as a stepdaughter; either in reality, which is ... or by estimation, if we say she is distant from her mother's husband; then she is by estimation ... or perhaps she is, because she exists, perhaps she is because she is under his care; so she falls within the category of stepdaughters. But if Zayd divorced her and she married after him and gave birth to a daughter from the second husband; is this one of the stepdaughters?

The Shaykh : ... The issue has subtlety, and the second question requires review and consultation with the brothers certainly; so I do not have an answer to it at hand right now ...