The Wisdom Behind the Prohibition of Adoption in Islam
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The questioner:
After this, we move to Libya via a message from one of our female listeners. The sender, our sister, asks about the wisdom behind the prohibition of adoption in Islam. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, prohibited adoption in His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-Ahzab 33:4-5] Adoption existed in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, so Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, abolished it and commanded that children be attributed to their real fathers. This is because of the harms that result from adoption, such as issues of inheritance, prohibitions of marriage, and other harms, as well as the destruction of lineage and the mixing of lineages. For all these reasons, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, prohibited it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Some people.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
regarding the rights of others. And they treat them badly.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
that they are deceived. by other Muslims.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
After this, we move to Libya via a message from one of our female listeners. The sender, our sister, asks about the wisdom behind the prohibition of adoption in Islam. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, prohibited adoption in His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:
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 religion and those entrusted to you.
وَمَا 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 وَمَوَالِيكُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Some people.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
regarding the rights of others. And they treat them badly.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
that they are deceived. by other Muslims.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 123 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (3:37)
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