Offences of the son of a woman who underwent li'an

Zayd bin Wahb said: When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) stoned the woman, he said to her guardians: This is your son. You will inherit from him and he will inherit from you, and if he commits a punishable offense, the liability for it will be upon you.

Mughirah said that Ibrahim said: When a man performs li'an with his wife, they are to be separated, and they can never come together again. The child is to be attached to the agnatic relatives ('asabah) of his mother. They are the ones who will inherit from the child and pay blood money on his behalf.

Hammad said that Ibrahim said: The child's entire inheritance is for his mother, and her agnatic relatives will pay blood money on his behalf. The same ruling applies to the child of fornication and to the child of a Christian whose mother is a Muslim.