You ask about the ruling on seclusion and being in the company of her adoptive father
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 10632 )
Q1: I am a twenty-one-year-old girl. I was born during the war—meaning the Six-Day War. In the war, I lost my mother and father, and many children lost their parents. On that day, they gathered us and took us to a shelter in Amman . I lived in the shelter for at least a month, and a Jordanian family adopted me because they were a couple who could not have children. I lived with them as if I were their daughter; they did not make me feel anything. Truly, they raised me in guidance, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. I learned from my schoolmates that I have no family. At first, I did not care about it because my mother was with me. But now, my adoptive mother has passed away, and I am alone with my father. He is a good man, praise be to Allah, but he is a mahram to me. In front of him, I wear long, covering clothes, but I do not wear the headscarf. I lived at my mother’s house, meaning my adoptive grandfather’s house, but I did not feel very comfortable, so I returned to my father to care for him because he is sick with many illnesses. Is it forbidden for me to be with him? And is it forbidden not to wear the headscarf in front of him? Please, I want the answer.
A1: Adoption does not make you the daughter of the one who adopted you, as was the case in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Rather, the purpose of it is to do good, raise the child, and attend to his affairs until he grows up and is guided, takes charge of his own affairs, and becomes independent in life. So we hope
that Allah will do good to the one who did good to you. But he is not your father and not a mahram to you. Therefore, you must observe hijab in front of him. Your status with him in this regard is like that of any stranger, while reciprocating his kindness with kindness and his good deeds with good deeds, along with hijab and avoiding seclusion. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: I am a twenty-one-year-old girl. I was born during the war—meaning the Six-Day War. In the war, I lost my mother and father, and many children lost their parents. On that day, they gathered us and took us to a shelter in Amman . I lived in the shelter for at least a month, and a Jordanian family adopted me because they were a couple who could not have children. I lived with them as if I were their daughter; they did not make me feel anything. Truly, they raised me in guidance, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. I learned from my schoolmates that I have no family. At first, I did not care about it because my mother was with me. But now, my adoptive mother has passed away, and I am alone with my father. He is a good man, praise be to Allah, but he is a mahram to me. In front of him, I wear long, covering clothes, but I do not wear the headscarf. I lived at my mother’s house, meaning my adoptive grandfather’s house, but I did not feel very comfortable, so I returned to my father to care for him because he is sick with many illnesses. Is it forbidden for me to be with him? And is it forbidden not to wear the headscarf in front of him? Please, I want the answer.
A1: Adoption does not make you the daughter of the one who adopted you, as was the case in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Rather, the purpose of it is to do good, raise the child, and attend to his affairs until he grows up and is guided, takes charge of his own affairs, and becomes independent in life. So we hope
that Allah will do good to the one who did good to you. But he is not your father and not a mahram to you. Therefore, you must observe hijab in front of him. Your status with him in this regard is like that of any stranger, while reciprocating his kindness with kindness and his good deeds with good deeds, along with hijab and avoiding seclusion. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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