To whom does the *Wala'* revert if a child's paternity is legally denied through *Li'an* (mutual cursing)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Walā' (Patronage)
Primary text
If a child's paternity is denied through *Li'an*, his *Wala'* reverts to the maternal master's freedmen. This is because the legal connection to the paternal lineage is nullified, establishing that he has no father to whom he can be attributed.