Under the classical Hanafi rule of maternal custody (hizanat), and apart from the court’s assessment of…
The correct answer is “The daughter attains puberty”. The classical Hanafi rule identifies the daughter’s attainment of puberty. A court deciding custody must consider the…
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Under the classical Hanafi rule of maternal custody (hizanat), and apart from the court’s assessment of the child’s welfare, what event ordinarily ends the mother’s preferential claim to custody of her daughter?
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The correct answer is “The daughter attains puberty”. The classical Hanafi rule identifies the daughter’s attainment of puberty. A court deciding custody must consider the child’s welfare. Age seven is not the event specified for a daughter under the stated rule.
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Option A
Age seven is not the event specified for a daughter under the stated rule.
Option B
The classical Hanafi rule identifies the daughter’s attainment of puberty. A court deciding custody must consider the child’s welfare.
Option C
The rule does not use eleven as the end point.
Option D
The rule does not turn on educational progress.
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