Fatwa #289810 May 2001South Africa

In Islam, does faith flow through the mother or the father to a child?

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Your question is unclear.

However, according to the Shari'ah, if one of the parent, father or mother
is a Muslim, the child will be subordinate in faith to that parent.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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