To whom does the *Wala'* revert if a child's paternity is legally denied through *Li'an* (mutual cursing)?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Walā' (Patronage)

Book 33 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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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.