ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1987 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1987
PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS Legitimacy
Section 117. Acknowledgement by a woman in idah.
Where the acknowledgeor is a woman who is married or who is observing the idah, the paternity of the person acknowledged shall not be ascribed to her husband unless her acknowledgement is confirmed by him or by evidence.