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Whose responsibility is it to look after the children?

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Q: Is child custody obligatory on the mother if she is still married to the husband? Or is it the husband’s duty to provide a nursemaid? What if the husband is poor?

Bismillaah

A: Both the parents need to look after the children. Custody is to both of them.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)


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This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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