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What is the husband's position regarding the child he raised for two years, after his wife confessed that she bore him from another man who refused to acknowledge him?

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If a child is born before marriage, he is a child of fornication and is not attributed to the fornicator or the husband. However, if a child is born six months or more after the marriage contract and the possibility of intercourse, he is attributed to the husband unless the husband denies him through li'an, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "The child is for the bed." The husband's silence after knowing about the child prevents him from li'an. The wife's confession of fornication does not affect the child's lineage, nor does the fornicator's refusal to acknowledge the child. It is necessary to refer to the Sharia courts to resolve these matters.

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