FatwaNationalMarriage & Family
Mengahwini Perempuan Yang Sedang Mengandung Anak Luar Nikah
May a woman who is pregnant with an illegitimate child be married, and what is the child's status?
Short answer
The 3rd National Fatwa Committee conference, held on 21-22 January 1971, ruled that a woman pregnant with a child born out of wedlock may be married.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 3rd National Fatwa Committee conference, held on 21-22 January 1971, ruled that a woman pregnant with a child born out of wedlock may be married. The child, however, is not attributed in lineage to the man who marries the mother. The child does not inherit from him and is not his mahram, and he cannot act as the child's guardian (wali) in marriage.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
perempuan yang sedang mengandung anak luar nikah harus dinikahkan tetapi anaknya tidak boleh dinasabkan kepada lelaki itu, tidak dapat pusaka daripadanya, tidak menjadi mahram kepadanya dan lelaki itu tidak boleh menjadi walinya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Mengahwini Perempuan Yang Sedang Mengandung Anak Luar Nikah”, 22 January 1971. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#mengahwini-perempuan-yang-sedang-mengandung-anak-luar-nikah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/marrying-woman-pregnant-out-of-wedlock/