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Who has custody of children after divorce in Islam?

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Assalam Alaykum. I would like to know if a woman is divourced by her husband who will have the custody of the kids. Does it depend upon the gender of the kid? ThankYou in Advance.

Answer

(Fatwa: 404/404/M=1431)

A mother has right to nourish her children, if it is a boy then up to seven years and if it is a girl then up to nine years, while the father is responsible for their expenses.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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