{"id":35048,"date":"2025-01-04T22:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T22:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=35048"},"modified":"2025-01-04T22:16:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T22:16:54","slug":"dispute-regarding-the-maintenance-of-the-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/dispute-regarding-the-maintenance-of-the-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Dispute Regarding the Maintenance of the Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07845<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Written by Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I will be getting a divorce, my husband wants to look after our 2 children half the time, which in reality means them only having food at his 3-4 times a week, but the rest of the time with me. They will be sleeping at my house mostly. He won&#8217;t pay for the rest of their maintenance because he&#8217;s giving me half the value of our current house so I can buy one for my children and me to live in.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Can I please speak to someone about what my rights are if the children don&#8217;t want to live with their father?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Answer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I can understand the difficult predicament you are in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">However, if you\u2019re asking from a legal point of view, you will need to speak to a solicitor who majors in family law, or you can seek advice from your local citizens\u2019 advice bureau, on occasion they hold free advisory clinics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are asking from a Hanafi Fiqh perspective, the mother retains custody until the child reaches approximately\u00a0<\/span><b>seven years old<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the age at which he can independently manage basic needs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For\u00a0<\/span><b>daughters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The mother retains custody until the girl reaches\u00a0<\/span><b>puberty<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">These guidelines are based on the understanding that young children benefit from the care and nurturing of their mothers during early developmental stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Nevertheless, a mutual amicable agreement can be made between the couple as to make it easier for the children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The maintenance for the child should be ongoing, though you have mentioned that the sale of the house will be used to help with the child\u2019s maintenance. Just a reminder that the child is also the father\u2019s responsibility until the child can fend for himself\/herself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span 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