If a family adopts a daughter and a son
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Fatwa number ( 21328 )
Q: We are a husband and wife living in Taiwan and we have no children. We have reached the age of forty, and we wish to adopt an abandoned newborn child and a girl who is three years old. Neither of them is from the same family. We discussed this matter with our imam in Taipei , and he referred us to the Grand Mufti in the Kingdom to obtain a sound opinion on the matter. We ask you to kindly inform us of your opinion on the matter, and how we should treat them
from childhood until they reach maturity. We ask Allah to guide all Muslims to the right path. May Allah reward you with good.
A: It is not permissible for you to adopt the abandoned child or the aforementioned girl, nor any other children who are not your legitimate children; because Allah has forbidden adoption in Islam, and invalidated the adoption that was practiced in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and the early period of Islam. Among this was the adoption by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) of Zayd ibn Harithah . Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ahzab 33:4] The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also forbade every Muslim man and woman from attributing a person to himself or to another when he is not so, or claiming kinship with a person or tribe while lying. What indicates this is what was narrated by Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Sahih al-Bukhari 3508 Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim. In another narration: Sahih al-Bukhari 3509 ... the hadith. Therefore, it is obligatory that every person be attributed to his father. If he has no known father
and he has a patron (wali) through whom he is attributed, then he is attributed to him. If he has no patron, he is called by the name of brotherhood in religion, and one says to him: "O my brother," or "O my sister"; because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:5] It is prescribed for you to be kind to them and to have custody of them if they have no one from their relatives to take care of them. You will have reward and recompense from Allah for that. If they remain with you until maturity and there is no breastfeeding that creates a prohibition between you, then they are strangers to you. It is not permissible for the husband to be alone with the woman, nor to look at her. It is not permissible for the wife to be alone with the man, nor to look at him or for him to look at her. The woman must observe the prescribed hijab from the man. Likewise, it is not permissible to travel with them without a mahram. The same applies between the boy and the girl when they reach maturity, if there is no breastfeeding that creates a prohibition between them; she is a stranger to him. It is not permissible for them to be alone together, and the woman must observe the prescribed hijab from him. It is not permissible for him to travel with her without a mahram. It is also not permissible for you to conduct her marriage contract. If she has no guardian by lineage or a legal guardian
over them, and no residuary male heirs, then the reference in that matter is to the Imam or his deputy, such as the judge. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: We are a husband and wife living in Taiwan and we have no children. We have reached the age of forty, and we wish to adopt an abandoned newborn child and a girl who is three years old. Neither of them is from the same family. We discussed this matter with our imam in Taipei , and he referred us to the Grand Mufti in the Kingdom to obtain a sound opinion on the matter. We ask you to kindly inform us of your opinion on the matter, and how we should treat them
from childhood until they reach maturity. We ask Allah to guide all Muslims to the right path. May Allah reward you with good.
A: It is not permissible for you to adopt the abandoned child or the aforementioned girl, nor any other children who are not your legitimate children; because Allah has forbidden adoption in Islam, and invalidated the adoption that was practiced in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and the early period of Islam. Among this was the adoption by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) of Zayd ibn Harithah . Allah the Exalted said:
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.
وَمَا جَعَلَ أَدْعِيَاءَكُمْ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ ذَلِكُمْ قَوْلُكُمْ بِأَفْوَاهِكُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ يَهْدِي السَّبِيلَIf somebody claims to be the son of any other than his real father knowingly, he but disbelieves in Allah, and if somebody claims to belong to some folk to whom he does not belong, let such a person take his place in the (Hell) Fire.
ليس من رجل ادعى لغير أبيه وهو يعلمه إلا كفر، ومن ادعى قوما ليس له فيهم نسب فليتبوأ مقعده من النارVerily, one of the worst lies is to claim falsely to be the son of someone other than one's real father
إن من أعظم الفرى أن يدعى الرجل إلى غير أبيهand he has a patron (wali) through whom he is attributed, then he is attributed to him. If he has no patron, he is called by the name of brotherhood in religion, and one says to him: "O my brother," or "O my sister"; because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
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 religion and those entrusted to you. And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended
ادْعُوهُمْ لآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا آبَاءَهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَمَوَالِيكُمْ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَا أَخْطَأْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَكِنْ مَا تَعَمَّدَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْover them, and no residuary male heirs, then the reference in that matter is to the Imam or his deputy, such as the judge. 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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