srelated to the child as a paternal uncle. But if she marries a foreigner shehas no right to custody. fourthly, she must not leave the child withoutsupervision. Especially if the child is a female, because females needprotection. So if the mother had to go outside for a long period and so neglecther child, she has no right to the custody of the child. Fifthly, if the fatheris poor, and the mother refused the custody of the child except for payment, andhis aunt said "I will look after him for free,"then the aunt will have the rightto the custody of the child. To follow the religion of Islam is not a conditionto the right of custody, for if the husband is married to one of the people ofthe Book, she has the right to custody as long as he is safe from apostasy, orcorruption. But if that is not so, such as he say her taking the child to achurch, or feeding him pigs meat, or giving him wine, then the father has theright to take the child from her, and sanity is a pre-requisite that is agreedupon by all"A husband may be one of the only things a woman may choose under Islam.Marriages are no longer forced by fathers and this practice is actuallydiscouraged. If a man knows that a father is trying to force a marriage it ishis obligation not to marry the woman. Every woman must marry of her own freewill or the marriage is null and void. This is also true if a dowry isn'tincluded in the marriage. A dowry is given to the father for the securing ofthe sexual rights of the woman. This is also true outside of marriage. If aman has sexual intercourse with a married woman, by mistake, thinking that shewas his wife, then he must pay to her and not to her husband a dowry equal toher social worth. This is even stated in the Quran in 4:24 when it is said,"Such wives as you enjoy thereby, give them their wages apportionate."Under Islam when a couple are married the property and everything on itdon't belong to the couple as a whole, but rather re...
