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I did some research about adopting rules in Islam, but few of my questions remain unanswered.
I won't talk here about adopting a child from your neighborhood because his parents can't afford making a living. This practice is widespread in my native country (Algeria), and I think this is very generous of them.
Let's assume that me & my husband decide to adopt a child and that we already have kids.
In this case we would adopt a child in a the Third World who would have no parents...I mean he would have been abandoned by his biological parent because of poverty.
I found this:
"...Nor has He made your adopted sons your (biological) sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way. Call them by (the names of) their fathers; that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if you know not their father's (names, call them) your brothers in faith, or your trustees. But there is no blame on you if you make a mistake therein. (What counts is) the intention of your hearts. And Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful."
(Qur'an 33:4-5)
According to this verse, the child must have the name of his father instead of my husband, okay....but the parents of my hypothetical adopted child are unknown so what to do in this case?
Furthermore, I heard that when the kid grow up he wouldn't be considered as mahram to the family, so does it mean that I would have to wear hijab in front of him? What about the hypothetical sister he would have grow up with?
I did some research about adopting rules in Islam, but few of my questions remain unanswered.
I won't talk here about adopting a child from your neighborhood because his parents can't afford making a living. This practice is widespread in my native country (Algeria), and I think this is very generous of them.
Let's assume that me & my husband decide to adopt a child and that we already have kids.
In this case we would adopt a child in a the Third World who would have no parents...I mean he would have been abandoned by his biological parent because of poverty.
I found this:
"...Nor has He made your adopted sons your (biological) sons. Such is (only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth, and He shows the (right) Way. Call them by (the names of) their fathers; that is juster in the sight of Allah. But if you know not their father's (names, call them) your brothers in faith, or your trustees. But there is no blame on you if you make a mistake therein. (What counts is) the intention of your hearts. And Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful."
(Qur'an 33:4-5)
According to this verse, the child must have the name of his father instead of my husband, okay....but the parents of my hypothetical adopted child are unknown so what to do in this case?
Furthermore, I heard that when the kid grow up he wouldn't be considered as mahram to the family, so does it mean that I would have to wear hijab in front of him? What about the hypothetical sister he would have grow up with?