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Will a man be rewarded for raising a daughter who is not his biological child if he provides for her, knowing that the hadith states: "The child is for the bed"?

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Concealing the faults of Muslims is a religious requirement, and a Muslim is rewarded for it. However, if concealing leads to a child being attributed to the husband, when you are certain that the child is a result of fornication, then you must deny him through li'an (oath of condemnation). This is based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Any woman who introduces someone who does not belong to them to a people is not of Allah in anything..." The Hadith. Islamic law prioritizes safety from fornication and innocence. The lineage of a child is not negated merely by the wife's confession, but by li'an, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "The child belongs to the bed, and for the fornicator is the stone." Therefore, if you are certain, or it is highly probable in your estimation, that the daughter is not yours, you are religiously obligated to deny her from yourself through li'an.

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