Custody of  the child Part 4

Custody ends when the child reaches puberty and the age of maturity, at which time he may choose whichever he wishes of his parents. The child also has the right to live separately from them if he is male.

Ibn Qudamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: No one is entitled to custody over anyone else except a child or one who has an intellectual disability. As for one who is an adult of mature thinking, there is no need for custody of him, and he has the choice to live with whichever of his parents he wishes.

If he is a man, then he has the right to live alone, because he has no need of them, but it is recommended for him not to live apart from them so that he will not stop honouring them.

If the child is female, she cannot live on her own, and her father should prevent her from doing that, because there is no certainty that someone may come to her and corrupt her, thus bringing shame upon her and her family. If she does not have a father, then her guardian and her family should prevent her from doing that.

"(Al-Mughni  8/191).

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