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Fatwa Isteri Terlanjur Berzina Dan Nasab Anak Yang Dikandungnya
What is the ruling on a wife who has committed adultery, and what is the lineage status of the child she conceives?
Short answer
Adultery by a married woman is a major sin and she must repent promptly, but she is not obliged to disclose it to her husband.
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- Authority
- Perlis State Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Himpunan Fatwa Negeri Perlis
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Adultery by a married woman is a major sin and she must repent promptly, but she is not obliged to disclose it to her husband. After repenting, she may have normal relations with him, and if pregnancy occurs afterwards the child is attributed to the husband based on the hadith that the child belongs to the marital bed and the maxim that certainty is not removed by doubt. However, if the wife is convinced that the pregnancy resulted from adultery, concealing the child's status is sinful. A husband may not accuse his wife of adultery or deny the child's lineage without proof, and may do so only through li'an or proof of a marriage period under six months in court.
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Perlis State Mufti Department. “Fatwa Isteri Terlanjur Berzina Dan Nasab Anak Yang Dikandungnya”, date not stated. https://muftiperlis.gov.my/index.php/himpunan-fatwa-negeri/909-fatwa-isteri-terlanjur-berzina-dan-nasab-anak-yang-dikandungnya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wife-committed-adultery-child-lineage-ruling/