Maintaining stepchildren
Question
Q. I have 2 wives. I have 4 kids with my first wife and my second wife has 2 kids who are not mine. What is the ruling on buying food and looking after them? The first has a large family and the second has a small family. How do I be fair in this matter?
Answer
A husband has to be equal to his wives. The children of the wives from other marriages are not included in this. The responsibility for those children is upon their real father. Any contribution that you make to them from your side is considered a virtuous and noble act which is highly rewardable. However, it is not an Islamic duty. (Hindiyyah 1: 560)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
- Answered by
- Mufti Moosa Salie, Mufti Taahir Hansa
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