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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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You are asking about the wisdom behind Islam’s prohibition of adoption. May Allah reward you with good.

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Question:
You are asking about the wisdom behind Islam’s prohibition of adoption? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has forbidden adoption because of His saying:
And he has not made your adopted sons your [true] sons. That is [merely] your saying by your mouths, but Allah says the truth, and He guides to the [right] way. (5) Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the sight of Allah. But if you do not know their fathers - then they are [still] your brothers in religionوَمَا جَعَلَ أَدْعِيَاءَكُمْ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ ذَٰلِكُمْ قَوْلُكُم بِأَفْوَاهِكُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ يَهْدِي السَّبِيلَ ادْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِندَ اللَّهِ فَإِن لَّمْ تَعْلَمُوا آبَاءَهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ
[Al-Ahzab 33:4-5]
Adoption existed in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, so Allah invalidated it and commanded that children be attributed to their real fathers, due to the harms that result from adoption, such as inheritance and marriage prohibitions, and other harms, and because it leads to the destruction of lineages and the mixing of lineages. Therefore, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has forbidden it. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، تسأل الحكمة في تحريم الإسلام للتبني جزاكم الله خيراً؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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