What are the consequences for a young man who committed fornication with a non-Muslim woman, resulting in her becoming pregnant and giving birth to a child? And is he obligated to marry her and raise his son, or not?
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You must sincerely repent to Allah Almighty from adultery. It is permissible for you to marry the adulteress if she is a Woman of the Book and she also repents, but it is better not to marry her. It is not permissible to marry her if she is not a Woman of the Book or has not repented. The child resulting from adultery is attributed to his mother, and you have no legal relationship with him as a father.
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