What are the legitimate Sharia options available to a husband who discovered, through DNA analysis, that his infant daughter is not his, and that his wife committed adultery, knowing that she does not pray and is afflicted by jinn possession: 1. Is it permissible for him to conceal his wife's transgression, ask her to repent, and continue their marital life? 2. Should he request li'an based on DNA analysis to deny paternity, and in this case, does the daughter remain attributed to him or is she attributed to her mother? 3. Is it permissible for him to request li'an for future divorce if his wife persists in not praying and not pleasing Allah and her husband?
It is not permissible to accuse one's wife of adultery without proof. If her adultery is proven and she repents, Islam encourages covering her faults, and the wife is most deserving of this. If the husband suspects that the child is not his, he must disown the child through li'an (oath of condemnation) provided he does not delay. Abandoning prayer is a grave sin, and the husband must advise his wife to maintain her prayers. If she insists on abandoning them, he should divorce her. Divorce () differs from li'an; in divorce, the husband may retain the right of return, whereas li'an is for disowning paternity or when accusing the wife of adultery without evidence, and it results in permanent prohibition (of remarriage) and disowning the lineage. The husband must protect his family by teaching them their religious duties, urging them to modesty and chastity, and avoiding temptations.
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