In my past I had a girlfriend and had a child out of wedlock. We separated and since I embraced Islam. Do I have responsiblities to the child?
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In my past I had a girlfriend and had a child out of wedlock. We separated and since I embraced Islam. Do I have responsiblities to the child?
Answer
As the biological father, you should endeavour to convert the mother of your child to Islam so that she raises the child Islamically. Alternatively, you apply wisdom and diplomacy to attain custody of the child so that the child be under your Islamic supervision.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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