A a Muslim male, married B a Muslim female on December 28, 1972, when the bride was carrying five months. She gave birth to a daughter on April 28, 1973. The husband divorced his wife through talaq on May 2, 1977, after about five years of the marriage when the daughter whom he had given his name as a father was four years old. When the wife sought maintenance for herself and the child the husband refused to pay her alimony saying that his wife was already pregnant at the time of her marriage and hence the marriage was invalid and void as he was not aware of his wife’s pregnancy. Decide.    (5 marks)