What is the ruling on a father preventing his daughter from seeing her mother after their divorce, and what is his action called in Islam?
We understand from the question that the father prevented his daughter from her mother after the divorce. The custody of the daughter belongs to her mother unless she is characterized by a legal impediment, such as immorality, and the father does not have the right to prevent the mother from her right in this regard. The mother has the right to demand her right to custody and to refer the matter to the judiciary, and the father is sinful for transgressing the mother's right. If the child in custody reaches the age of seven, they are given the choice between their parents, and before that, the mother has a greater right to custody. We have not come across a specific title for someone who does this.
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