What is the ruling regarding the killing of an unknown infant claimed by two people, prior to establishing paternity?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Wounds
Primary text
If two individuals claim lineage to an unknown infant and then kill the child before attributing paternity to either one, no retribution (*qisas*) is due upon them. This is because it is permissible that the child could be the son of either one of them or the son of both jointly.