THE TREATMENT OF THE FOUNDLING (AL-LAQĪT) ACCORDING TO THE HANAFĪS
Abstract This essay examines the problems that arise for the foundling—in Arabic, the laqīt or manbūdh, terms that signify a child abandoned by its mother or its parents and found by others. There are only a few prophetic traditions on the subject, and most of the views expressed by Muslim jurists s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2002
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Islamic law and society
Year: 2002, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 358-385 |
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| Summary: | Abstract This essay examines the problems that arise for the foundling—in Arabic, the laqīt or manbūdh, terms that signify a child abandoned by its mother or its parents and found by others. There are only a few prophetic traditions on the subject, and most of the views expressed by Muslim jurists seem to be based on ijtihād.I focus here on the rules (ahkām, sg. hukm) governing the discovery of the foundling and the legal assumption regarding its freedom. I also discuss the religious and legal status of the foundling, doubt about its legitimacy, its maintenance and upbringing, and the application of the institution of the patronage (walā). In addition, I highlight the means by which a foundling may acquire a genealogical relationship (nasab) with the family of the person who looks after it. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5195 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islamic law and society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/156851902320901198 |