One Case of Prohibition by Affinity

Question

What do the scholars of the religion and the muftis of the firm Shari‘a say regarding this matter: a man named Pir Jan lived for some days in harmony with his wife named Hinda, and two girls were born from her. After that, when Pir Jan married a second time, Hinda began running away, in the course of which a rumour spread that Pir Jan’s brother named Jammu Khan is making mischief, which is why Hinda runs away and goes into hiding.

Answer

In the case asked about, the lineage (nasab) of Ali Akhtar Khan is established from the said Pir Jan; it is not established from the said Jammu Khan. [ar]قال أصحابنا: في ثبوت النسب ثلاث مراتب: أحدهما النكاح الصحيح وما هو في معناه من النكاح الفاسد، والحكم فيه أنه يثبت النسب من غير دعوة، ولا ينتفي بمجرد النفي، وإنما ينتفي باللعان، فإن كانا ممن لا لعان بينهما لا ينتفي نسب الولد،…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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