FatwaNegeri SembilanMarriage & Family
Status Agama Anak Bawah Umur Selepas Salah Seorang Pasangan Memeluk Islam
What is the religious status of a minor child when one parent converts to Islam?
Short answer
When either the mother or the father embraces Islam, a child who is still a minor (not yet baligh) is considered Muslim automatically.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Sembilan
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
When either the mother or the father embraces Islam, a child who is still a minor (not yet baligh) is considered Muslim automatically. Custody of the child is to be placed with the parent who is Muslim. The fatwa states that the majority of scholars agree on this, and that the decision is to be gazetted. At the time of recording, the gazettement was still in process.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah memutuskan bahawa apabila salah seorang pasangan (ibu atau bapa) memeluk agama Islam, status agama bagi anak bawah umur pasangan tersebut adalah secara langsung beragama Islam
Read the full fatwa on the Negeri Sembilan website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Status Agama Anak Bawah Umur Selepas Salah Seorang Pasangan Memeluk Islam”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/fatwa/status-agama-anak-bawah-umur-selepas-salah-seorang-pasangan-memeluk-islam/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/minor-child-religious-status-when-one-parent-converts/