QUESTION

Who is responsible for the education and upbringing of a child of zinaa?

ANSWER by Shaykh Wasee Allaah 'Abbaas, lecturer at the Ka'bah, instructor at Umm Al-Quraa University in Makkah

The one responsible for the upbringing of such a child is the mother and her family. Money can also be taken from Bayt Al-Maal (the Islaamic treasury) for the child's maintenance, since the Sultaan (the Muslim authority) is the one responsible for those who have no direct caretakers.

SOURCE

This was translated exclusively for www.bakkah.net from a handwritten answer provided by the shaykh, file no. AAWA014, dated 1423/7/20.

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