Marrying a Woman After Committing Zinaa with Her
Question: A Muslim man committed Zinaa (fornication) with a woman who was not Muslimah and she became pregnant by him. Then, after she delivered the child for him, she accepted Islaam. So what is the ruling on the child? Is it considered legally his child according to the Sharee'ah? Answer: The child is not legally his according to the Sharee'ah, because the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa 'alaa aalihi wa sallam) said, "The child (from fornication) belongs to the bed (meaning