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AL-KAFI #293 : HUKUM BERNIKAH DENGAN WANITA HAMIL AKIBAT ZINA
Is a marriage valid between a woman pregnant from zina and the man responsible, before the child is born?
Short answer
Scholars differ on this matter. In the Shafi'i school the marriage is valid and intimacy is permitted according to the more preferred opinion.
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
Scholars differ on this matter. In the Shafi'i school the marriage is valid and intimacy is permitted according to the more preferred opinion. The Hanafi school allows the contract but forbids intercourse until the woman gives birth. The 1971 National Fatwa Committee decided that she may be married, but the child cannot be lineally attributed to the man, cannot inherit from him and is not his mahram, and the man cannot act as the child's guardian.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Persidangan telah memutuskan bahawa perempuan yang sedang mengandung anak luar nikah harus dinikahkan tetapi anaknya
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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 #293 : HUKUM BERNIKAH DENGAN WANITA HAMIL AKIBAT ZINA”, 17 June 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1191-al-kafi-293-hukum-bernikah-dengan-wanita-hamil-akibat-zina. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/marrying-woman-pregnant-from-zina-ruling/