Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi's response to I am a non-Syed and my wife is a Syeda. We are wondering if the child we are expecting would be considered a Syed or non-Syed with respect to Islamic rulings in matters such as Khums? Would it make a difference if the child was a boy or a girl?

I am a non-Syed and my wife is a Syeda. We are wondering if the child we are expecting would be considered a Syed or non-Syed with respect to Islamic rulings in matters such as Khums? Would it make a difference if the child was a boy or a girl?

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I am a non-Syed and my wife is a Syeda. We are wondering if the child we are expecting would be considered a Syed or non-Syed with respect to Islamic rulings in matters such as Khums? Would it make a difference if the child was a boy or a girl?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 5 years ago

The child belongs to his father in the matter of Sayyed or non Sayyed. Most of our great Ulama say that children of non Sayyed from Sayyeda mother are considered as non Sayyed just like their father.

Wassalam.