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AL-KAFI #806 : ADAKAH ANAK ZINA MENJADI MAHRAM APABILA DISUSUKAN ISTERI?
Does an illegitimate child become a mahram to the biological father when nursed by his wife?
Short answer
In the Shafi'i school, an illegitimate child has no lineage to the biological father, so they are legally strangers and marriage between them is permissible though disliked.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In the Shafi'i school, an illegitimate child has no lineage to the biological father, so they are legally strangers and marriage between them is permissible though disliked. However, nursing by a woman validly married to that man, or affinity through marriage, can make marriage between them prohibited. Other sons born of the mother's marriage to him are also mahram through the mother's lineage.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru, hukum asal antara anak zina dengan ayah biologinya adalah ajnabi tetapi faktor penyusuan dan persemendaan boleh mengharamkan perkahwinan antara mereka berdua.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #806 : ADAKAH ANAK ZINA MENJADI MAHRAM APABILA DISUSUKAN ISTERI?”, 3 September 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2580-al-kafi-806-adakah-anak-zina-menjadi-mahram-apabila-disusukan-isteri. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/illegitimate-child-mahram-nursed-by-wife/