What is the ruling if a man performs *Li'an* before the first child is delivered, and the wife subsequently delivers another child after six months?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Mutual Imprecation (Li'an)

Book 43 · Issue 6 · Bab 1

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The second child is not attributed to him. The first *Li'an* legally separated them, and her waiting period (*iddah*) concluded upon the delivery of the first child. The second pregnancy occurred outside the marriage bond, thus requiring no negation from him.