Question
A revert woman with two children has been divorced. The girl is 6 years and the boy 5 years. She has taken the children with her to live with her non-Muslim relatives. She is still a Muslim. The father wants to take custody, but the mother argues that it is her right because she is a Muslim. Please advise. Can the father deny the mother custody?
Answer
In view of the mother living with her kuffaar relatives, it is incumbent for the father to take custody. The children will most assuredly develop kuffaar character and their Imaan is under serious threat. The mother's argument is not valid in the circumstances.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 27 No 10
- PDF page
- 13
Appears under DO NOT OVER-BURDEN YOURSELF (approximate).