Does Fatwa No. 134074 apply in Egypt to the case of a Saudi man working in Saudi Arabia, who has a former wife in Egypt from whom he is khul’-divorced, and she refuses to give him their children (a 3-year-old male and a 6-month-old female), and she wishes to marry, and claims that the custody belongs to her mother, and requests 2000 pounds for the two children as alimony?

The issue of custody when a married couple separates in different countries is one where the majority opinion is that the father has precedence, while some scholars hold that the mother should be given precedence in certain circumstances. As for determining the obligatory maintenance for the wife and children, this is left to the discretion of the judge, and the judge's ruling resolves disagreements in matters where there is a difference of opinion.