To whom is a child attributed if his parents are unknown?
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The questioner : Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If the lineage of the child is not known, what is the ruling? How is he named?
The Shaykh : I mean, to whom is he attributed?
The questioner : To whom is he attributed?
The Shaykh : Allow me a moment, is his mother not known either?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So he is the son of his father; he is not attributed to anyone.
The questioner : Is he not given any name?
The Shaykh : He is given a name, but he is not attributed to anyone.
The questioner : He is not attributed to anyone.
The Shaykh : Ah, is it different for others?
The questioner : Is he called Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn so-and-so?
The Shaykh : He is not attributed to anyone.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If the lineage of the child is not known, what is the ruling? How is he named?
The Shaykh : I mean, to whom is he attributed?
The questioner : To whom is he attributed?
The Shaykh : Allow me a moment, is his mother not known either?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So he is the son of his father; he is not attributed to anyone.
The questioner : Is he not given any name?
The Shaykh : He is given a name, but he is not attributed to anyone.
The questioner : He is not attributed to anyone.
The Shaykh : Ah, is it different for others?
The questioner : Is he called Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn so-and-so?
The Shaykh : He is not attributed to anyone.