English translation
The effectiveness of acknowledgment of the filiation of a minor who has not reached puberty is subject to the following requirements: a That it not be contradicted by sensory facts and ordinary experience, such that his being born to the acknowledger is possible. If his being born to him is not Law Index 1215 Home Page Ja'fari Personal Status Law Law No. 124 of 2019 Promulgating the Ja'fari Personal Status Law ordinarily possible, this acknowledgment shall not be heard and shall have no effect, as where the child is close in age to the acknowledger. That the child's lineage has not been legally established as belonging to another under Sharia, as where the minor was born within the lawful marital bed of someone other than the acknowledger, or as a result of intercourse with his mother under a mistaken belief of lawfulness. That the child's lineage be unknown. If his lineage is known among the people of his town or neighbourhood, such that they attribute him to another, the acknowledgment shall have no effect and shall not be heard from the acknowledger, even if the child confirms it after reaching puberty. That no claimant dispute it with him. If a claimant disputes it with him and each claims the child, the child shall be adjudged to the one who has testimonial evidence.
Arabic original
يشترط في نفوذ الإقرار ببنوة الصغير غير البالغ أمور :
ا أن لا يكذبه الحس والعادة، بحيث من الممكن تولده منه، أما إن كان تولده غير
ممكن عادة فلا يسمع هذا الإقرار ولا أثر له، كما لو كان الولد مقارنـا للمـقـر سـنـا.
أن لا يكون قد ثبت إلحاق نسبه بغيره شرعا، كما لو ولد الصغير على الفراش
الشرعي لغير المقر ، أو بسبب وطء أمه بالشبهة.
أن يكون الولد مجهول النسب، فلو كان معروف النسب لدى أهل بلده أو محلته،
بحيث ينسبونه إلى غيره فلا أثر لإقراره ولا يسمع منه، حتى لو صدقـه الـولــد بـعـد
بلوغه .
أن لا ينازعه فيه منازع ، فإن نازعه فيه منازع وادعاه كل منهما فيحكـم بـه لمـن لـه
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