Question
A girl was living with her mother's husband since she was one year old. Does the stepfather become her real father? Will this child inherit in his estate? What about Purdah?
Answer
The stepfather will not become the 'real father'. While she may appear in front of him without niqaab and converse with him in general, when she becomes an adult she should not be in privacy with him. He will not be a mahram for her on a journey. She may not travel with him alone. She will not inherit in his estate. However, he may make a wasiyyat (bequest) for her. The wasiyyat should not exceed one third the value of his estate.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 12
- PDF page
- 4
Appears under EVICTING A MOTHER! (approximate).