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What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a girl born out of wedlock: does she belong to the fornicating woman or not?

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There is no legitimate Shar'i bond between you and your daughter born out of wedlock. There is no lineage (nasab) or inheritance between you two, because what is legally non-existent is like what is physically non-existent.

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