What is the ruling concerning a woman's claim of pregnancy by her ex-husband twelve years after their divorce, especially given that Sheikh Al-Shinqiti holds the view that there is no maximum limit for the duration of pregnancy? And can the husband be enabled to perform li'an if he does not deny paternity, taking into consideration the Maliki school of thought and mentioning the opinions of other madhahib?
The jurists differed regarding the maximum duration of pregnancy. The Maliki school held it to be seven years, and it was narrated from Malik that it could be four, five, or six years. Meanwhile, the majority of jurists believe that the child is not attributed to the husband if born after the maximum duration of pregnancy, and punishments are averted by doubts that are not weak.
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