𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 (284)
Performing ’Aqiqah (ritual sacrifice) for a child born from fornication, and does the child have the right to maintenance?
Sheikh AbdulAziz bin Baz, may Allāh have mercy on him, answered:
"Yes, she may perform the ’Aqiqah for her child, and it is recommended for her to do so. She is also obligated to provide maintenance for him, if she is able. If she is unable, the child should be entrusted to the guardians in the state. If she is able, she should raise him and treat him well, perform the ’Aqiqah for him, and it is obligatory for her to raise him and repent to Allah for what she has done. The child is attributed to her.
As for the one who committed fornication with her, he must repent, but he is not responsible for any maintenance. The child is not his; it is a child of fornication, and he must repent to Allah. The child belongs to the mother, and it is her responsibility to provide for him."
[Majmu' al-Fatawa of Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz (28/124)]
Performing ’Aqiqah (ritual sacrifice) for a child born from fornication, and does the child have the right to maintenance?
Sheikh AbdulAziz bin Baz, may Allāh have mercy on him, answered:
"Yes, she may perform the ’Aqiqah for her child, and it is recommended for her to do so. She is also obligated to provide maintenance for him, if she is able. If she is unable, the child should be entrusted to the guardians in the state. If she is able, she should raise him and treat him well, perform the ’Aqiqah for him, and it is obligatory for her to raise him and repent to Allah for what she has done. The child is attributed to her.
As for the one who committed fornication with her, he must repent, but he is not responsible for any maintenance. The child is not his; it is a child of fornication, and he must repent to Allah. The child belongs to the mother, and it is her responsibility to provide for him."
[Majmu' al-Fatawa of Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz (28/124)]