Hadanah
Hadanah is custody of children, most often discussed after divorce: who is responsible for their daily care. Islamic law weighs considerations such as the child's age and welfare. It differs from broader guardianship, kafalah.
See the term in context
What is the maintenance (nafaqa) for the wife and children after separation? And will their custody (hadanah) be for the father or the mother? And what is the ruling on divorce during menstruation if no intercourse occurred during the period of purity preceding it?
The maintenance for a revocably divorced woman is only during her 'iddah (waiting period), and a irrevocably divorced woman has no right to maintenance unless she is pregnant. The maintenance of children is obligatory…
In Sharia terms, what is the difference between wilayah (authority), hadanah (custody) and wisayah (guardianship) over a child?
Custody (al-hadanah) and guardianship (al-wisayah) are two types of authority (wilayah). Linguistically, wilayah means support, and legally, it means the power to act. Custody (al-hadanah) linguistically means to take…
What is the ruling on custody (hadanah)?
The jurists have agreed that custody is obligatory for the mother if she does not marry someone other than the child's father. If she refuses custody, she is not compelled to undertake it, unless there is a fear of the…
Questions that use it
What is the difference between alimony/maintenance (nafaqah) and custody (hadanah), and does alimony/maintenance fall if custody falls?
What is the order of custody (hadanah) in the school of Abu Hanifa?
Will the judge grant custody to the mother or to the children's grandfather, knowing that the children are infants and the mother is a widow and has the right to custody?