Does the child born of zina follow his father? And what is the authenticity of the hadith narrated by Abu Dawud concerning this matter?

We thank you for your trust and communication with us. Regarding your question number: 43661, we have mentioned in two previous answers the differing opinions among scholars regarding marriage to a pregnant woman due to fornication. We lean towards the view that a pregnancy resulting from fornication is not attributed to the fornicator, even if he marries the woman who committed fornication with him, which is the opinion of the majority of scholars. As for the hadith (definition): "A pregnant woman should not be lain with until she delivers," it has been authenticated by Al-Albani. We do not commit to mentioning who authenticated a hadith, considering our verification of its authenticity sufficient. In summary, the child of fornication is not attributed to the fornicator in any case, whether born before the fornicator married its mother, or if it was a fetus when this marriage occurred.

Regarding your question number: 40539, we referred you in the answer to fatwa (definition) number: 30539 and fatwa number: 38661. As for your question number: 40680, we referred you to answer number: 30260. We will address the error occurring in the referral feature. We alert you that we have a search by question number and another by fatwa number, and that referrals are only made by fatwa number.