The Majlis Archive
Women's Masaail The Majlis Vol 26 No 01, p.12

A Muslim woman living with a married non-Muslim man bears his illegitimate child.

Question

A Muslim woman living with a married non-Muslim man bears his illegitimate child. What is the status of the child? What is the status of the woman's Imaan?

Answer

If the woman accepts that she is living in adultery with the

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