Is judicial separation required for the negation of paternity through *Li'an*?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Mutual Imprecation (Li'an)

Book 43 · Issue 12 · Bab 1

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The judicial separation is not required for the negation of paternity based on the alternative narration, just as it is not required to avert the legal punishment or to dissolve the marriage contract in this context.