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The responsibility of looking after the children in nikaah

· 22 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Whom does islam gives the first right to the child if the parents have a fight, the mother or the father? If the mother is ill does that gives a vaild reason for the father to keep the child?

Answer

As long as they are in nikaah both have equal rights to the children.

As above. It is the responsibility of both. If one cannot take care completely then the other should fill in. It is not a case of pulling sides.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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