NOVEMBER 15 — Sisters in Islam (SIS) urges the Federal Court to duly recognise the man who claims parentage jointly with a child’s mother, to be registered father of the child and for the child to be given his surname. The practice of registering Muslim children's surname as “bin/binti...
Friday, 15 Nov 2019 02:37 PM MYT
The Muslim child is being punished and label “illegitimate” for what is assumed to be the parents' sin of conceiving the child before marriage, and the biological father is denied the duty to exercise all parental responsibilities and to confirm the rights that the child is entitled to. This correlates to the year that the Court of Appeal issued a landmark decision that the NRD was not bound to follow the Fatwa on children born out of wedlock by adopting the “bin/binti Abdullah” in the naming of such children in their birth certificate and identification cards.
It is therefore unfortunate that this verdict was immediately rejected by conservative Muslim proponents who branded this as a move towards legitimising zina . The Quran states that no one bears the burden of another, nor passes one's burden to another . This injunction should guide us towards compassionate care and enable us to fulfill our obligation to always provide for the best interests of the child.
SIS is disturbed by the continuing discriminatory and unjust rulings governing the personal status of Muslims in this country. Given all the social problems disproportionately affecting the Muslim community, enforcing the Fatwa leads to more emotional and social harm to the children. It also affects their status in the family and society.
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