Is someone born six months after their parents' marriage considered illegitimate if their parents were lenient during the engagement period?
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The minimum duration of pregnancy is six months. Whoever is born after this period is a legitimate son of the owner of the marital bed, and there is no right to doubt or challenge his lineage, even if his mother was unchaste. A child born out of wedlock is permitted to marry and do what other Muslims do.
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