Can a Non-Muslim Child Born out of Wedlock Establish a Relationship with a Father?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
What can this brother do now to correct this situation according to the Quran and Hadith? If there is any fatwa or expiation on this type of situation.
Answer
If a child is born out of wedlock, Islamically, it is not the “legal child” of the biological father. However, with human and Islamic decency, he may help and support, especially if the child is non-Muslim, maybe this can be a means for her to come closer to Islam.
The expiation is to ask forgiveness for the past actions and support the child, especially if the child wants to establish a relationship with him.
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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey.
He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then travelled to Karachi, Pakistan.
He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences.
He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His personal interest is the love of books and gardening.
