If she is not a Muslim, then she forfeits her right to custody of her children according to the Shariah law. The Muslim father would retain custody to ensure that the children are brought up in the religion of Islam. However, the non-Muslim mother would have access and visitation rights to her children. Another condition is if the mother remarries then custody automatically reverts back to the father. In this case, the father would get physical custody of his children and the mother would have visitation rights.
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Child custody after divorce in Islam?
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If she is not a Muslim, then she forfeits her right to custody of her children according to the Shariah law. The Muslim father would retain custody to ensure that the children are brought up in the religion of Islam. However, the non-Muslim mother would have access and visitation rights to her children. Another condition is if the mother remarries then custody automatically reverts back to the father. In this case, the father would get physical custody of his children and the mother would have visitation rights.