Is an orphan with an unknown father attributed to a specific person?
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The questioner : In the countries that, I mean, were hit by war.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : These people are asking, I mean, to whom do they attribute the orphan who lives among them in the family, on the basis of, for example, issuing him a passport and a travel document and enrolling him in school and these things? What is the Sharia solution regarding their attribution, I mean the name? Of course, there is no harm in that; he can be given any name he is called.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But his father's name and his grandfather's name, the three-part name, how do you handle that?
The Shaykh : Of course, that cannot be handled.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Regarding man-made laws.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because in this case, it is said as was said about Ibn Abi Ziyad.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The son of his father.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because his father is unknown.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And Islamically.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not befitting, and it is not permissible, for anyone to be attributed a false lineage.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You know his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh, or as he (peace be upon him) said.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah send blessings and peace upon him.
The Shaykh : The solution regarding the laws is very difficult because they rule by other than what Allah has revealed. It can be said, for example, so-and-so is the son of Abdullah, and that is all. As for attributing him in a way that suggests his lineage is known.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is not permissible Islamically.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In truth, this is one of many problems that is not solved except by giving the ruling to the Sharia rulings.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And perhaps that will be soon.
The questioner : Ameen, ameen. It can be said, for example, Abu Abd al-Rahman, for example, so-and-so, for example, Jamal is the son of Abdullah, the son of Abd al-Rahman, for example.
The Shaykh : And this is what I said, denying it.
The questioner : Yes, it is not permissible like that, of course?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : These people are asking, I mean, to whom do they attribute the orphan who lives among them in the family, on the basis of, for example, issuing him a passport and a travel document and enrolling him in school and these things? What is the Sharia solution regarding their attribution, I mean the name? Of course, there is no harm in that; he can be given any name he is called.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But his father's name and his grandfather's name, the three-part name, how do you handle that?
The Shaykh : Of course, that cannot be handled.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Regarding man-made laws.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because in this case, it is said as was said about Ibn Abi Ziyad.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The son of his father.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because his father is unknown.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And Islamically.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not befitting, and it is not permissible, for anyone to be attributed a false lineage.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You know his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever claims a lineage to other than his father or to other than his master
مَن انتمى إلى غير أبيه أو إلى غيره مواليهThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh
Upon him is the curse of Allah
عليه لعنة اللهOr I am innocent of him
أو أنا بريء منهThe questioner : Yes, may Allah send blessings and peace upon him.
The Shaykh : The solution regarding the laws is very difficult because they rule by other than what Allah has revealed. It can be said, for example, so-and-so is the son of Abdullah, and that is all. As for attributing him in a way that suggests his lineage is known.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is not permissible Islamically.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In truth, this is one of many problems that is not solved except by giving the ruling to the Sharia rulings.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And perhaps that will be soon.
The questioner : Ameen, ameen. It can be said, for example, Abu Abd al-Rahman, for example, so-and-so, for example, Jamal is the son of Abdullah, the son of Abd al-Rahman, for example.
The Shaykh : And this is what I said, denying it.
The questioner : Yes, it is not permissible like that, of course?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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