Who takes the children in case of the death of the mother?

Question

If the husband remarries, does his new wife take care of them?

I would not want some other woman taking my kids, rather my mother or my own sister.

Answer 1

The responsibility is on the father to take care of the children. But in the present situations father when he gets new wife he forgets his own children and what one can expect from this new step mother . She will look all reason to throw these children away[ thinking kabab me haddi.]

(ILLA MAN RAHIMA RABBI). So the next chance goes to khala (sisters of mother) Then goes to fathers mother and then goes to mothers mother but not to yateeem khana.(orphanage)

Answer 2

Its Father .According to the 4 Great Jurisprudence of School the Next Eligible Custodian is as follow After Mother and Father :-

Hanafi ;-

Next Eligible custodian = Maternal grandmother - paternal grandmother - Mother’s sister (khala).

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Shafi’e ;-

Next Eligible custodian = Maternal grandmother - paternal grandmother - Mother’s sister (khala).

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Maliki ;-

Next Eligible custodian:- Maternal grandmother / Khala - Paternal grandmother.

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Hanbali ;-

Next Eligible custodian:- Maternal grandmother - paternal grandmother - Mother’s sister (khala)

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Answer 3

The husband keeps them