Title: What shall be the religion of Children Whose Parents Ascribe to Separate Faiths? Question: If a man is a Muslim and his wife is a non-Muslim, can their children follow the wife's religion? Answer: In such a case, the children shall be free to follow the religion of their choice. No one - not even the parents - has a right to enforce his/her choice of religion on the child. When the father and the mother of a child ascribe to different religions, both of them have a right to bring up the child with the values and beliefs of his/her conviction and understanding. Nevertheless, it is ultimately the choice of the child, at the time of his mental maturity that shall decide about his or her set of beliefs. 27 th February 1999