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…
What is the difference between alimony/maintenance (nafaqah) and custody (hadanah), and does alimony/maintenance fall if custody falls?
Alimony: What sustains the normal state of a human being without extravagance. Custody: Preserving one who cannot manage their own affairs and raising them in a way that benefits them. The difference between them:…
ما الفرق بين الولاية والحضانة والوصاية للطفل من الناحية الشرعية؟
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…
Questions that use it
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?
What is the authenticity of a Muslim's saying, after responding to a sneezer with "yarhamukallah (may Allah have mercy on you)": "yarhamuna wa yarhamukumullah (may Allah have mercy on us and on you all)" or "hadana wa hadakumullah (may Allah guide us and guide you all)"? And were these forms reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him? And what are the correct forms that have been reported?
Is it permissible for three or four people to share in an Udhiyah if it is a large animal (badanah), or must they be seven?