Child born of Zina
A DNA test revealed that my son is not my husband's child
Hello, my story/question goes as follows: When I first married my husband I cheated on him for several years. I had become pregnant, I did not know who the child belonged to (my husband or the other person). My husband and I stayed together at first because we were not sure if it was his child or not.
I since have never cheated again and I ask Allah for forgiveness everyday. I also ask forgiveness from my husband. My son is now 6 years old and we found out through DNA test that he is indeed not my husband's child.
He wants to stay with us, he doesn't really want to divorce. But at the same time he doesn't know if he his allowed to stay with us and to claim the child as his as he has been doing the last 6 years.
Also, if he is allowed to stay and claim the child as his on the count of "owner of the bed" then how will that affect this child's inheritance and if we are allowed to stay together and want to have other children, how will that affect them as well?
I hope you are able to help in this situation.
Thank you,
- Sister hlm880
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Sister, As-salamu alaykum,
Your story is rather shocking, but you have made your tawbah, and you clearly regret your actions, so I will not lecture you on that.
If your husband is able to forgive you, then there's no reason why you should divorce. That's a pretty big "IF", because although you say he wants to stay together, I have a hard time imagining a man who would be okay with this situation, and who would be able to trust and forgive you fully.
In any case, your son needs to know his real father and have a relationship with him if possible. Of course your husband can continue to love and care for the boy, as long as the boy knows his real parentage.
Your son does not inherit from your husband as he would if he were his biological son. But I don't see why that should be a primary concern.
If you have other children, they will be your son's half-brothers and half-sisters. Again, I don't see why it should be a problem or a cause for concern. They can behave together as normal brothers and sisters do.