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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
بيان تربية الأطفال
Explanation of Child Rearing
باب الأم أولى بِحَضَانَةِ وَلَدِهَا مَالَمْ تَتَزَوَّجُ
Chapter: The Mother Has More Right to Custody of Her Child as Long as She Does Not Remarry
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 7276 — The Mother Has More Right to Custody
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا كَانَ بَطْنِي لَهُ وِعَاءً وَحِجْرِي لَهُ حِوَاءً وَثَدْيِي لَهُ سِقَاءً وَزَعَمَ أَبُوهُ أَنَّهُ يَنْزِعُهُ مِنِّي قَالَ أَنْتِ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مَا لَمْ تَنْكِحِي
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that a woman came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! This is my son, my womb was his protection, my lap gathered him, and my breast nourished him. Now his father thinks to take him away from me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: As long as you do not marry again, you are more entitled to him.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … From this hadith it is understood that as long as the mother does not remarry, she is more entitled to the child.
