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does a child become illegitimate when she is conceived without nikah taking place or when she is born & nikaah was not made till after she was born.what is her status in society.will she inherit.

· 3 Jumada II 1425 AH1 min readFatwa 12179English

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does a child become illegitimate when she is conceived without nikah taking place or when she is born & nikaah was not made till after she was born.what is her status in society.will she inherit.

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A child is regarded as illegitimate if it is born without Nikah taking place or it is born less than 6 months after the Nikah of his/her parents.

In these cases, when the child is considered illegitimate, then it will not inherit or carry the name of the father. (Shaami vol.3 pg.540)

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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