When will a child be considered legitimate?
Question
After marriage if anybody comes to know that his child is not legitimate, is there any way to make it valid or legitimate?
Answer
If a child is born six months after the nikaah was consummated then it will be legitimate and it will be the husband's child.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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