Where should a male child reside after the age of seven if he chooses the mother?
Chapter on Who is More Entitled to Child Custody
Al-Mughni
Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)
Primary text
If the male child chooses to stay with the mother after the age of seven, he stays with her night and day. The father takes him during the day to enroll him in a school or apprenticeship, because the objective is the welfare of the son, and his benefit lies in these activities.