Is it permissible for an illegitimate son to call me "father," and is it obligatory for me to visit him?
This boy is not your son in the eyes of Islamic law (Sharia), and it is not permissible to attribute him to you. You are not obligated to fulfill any paternal duties towards him. The truth must be explained to him when he comprehends it: that you are not his father.
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