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Anak Tak SahTaraf
Who is considered an illegitimate child (anak tak sah taraf) and what is the ruling on lineage?
Short answer
An illegitimate child is one born outside marriage as a result of zina or rape, and not from a syubhah intercourse or a slave relationship.
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
An illegitimate child is one born outside marriage as a result of zina or rape, and not from a syubhah intercourse or a slave relationship. It also includes a child born less than 6 months and 2 lahzah by the lunar calendar from the date of intercourse. Such a child cannot be linked in lineage to the man responsible for the birth or to anyone claiming to be the father. Consequently, there is no mutual inheritance, no mahram relationship, and the child cannot act as a wali.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Anak tak sah taraf tidak boleh dinasabkan kepada lelaki yang menyebabkan kelahirannya atau kepada sesiapa yang mengaku menjadi bapa kepada anak tersebut.
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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). “Anak Tak SahTaraf”, 10 June 2003. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#anak-tak-sahtaraf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-is-illegitimate-child-and-ruling-on-lineage/