Adoption in Islam - Its ruling and conditions

um muhammad al-mahdi

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله
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Questions:

[Q]: If such abortion is impermissible, would it be permissible for her after delivering the child to offer up this child for adoption to a family that will take care of this child? And if this is permissible then what are the rulings that surround and govern this adoption. May Allaah reward you Shaykh.



[A]:The Shaykh (May Allaah preserve him) responded:

After she gives birth, she finds a family that is willing to adopt this child, whether by supporting the child while the child remains with her, by offering her a regular stipend i.e. a regular amount in support, or by taking the child in their home. If they take the child to their house and they breast feed this child, then this is good, because then the child becomes their son or their daughter; however, if they do not breast feed the child then there is also no harm in this, and they may keep the child until the child reaches the age where it is obligatory for the women of the household to wear hijab in front of him and then the child must go back to his biological family, as long as this is something that is agreed to amongst them, then there is no harm in this.

[Q]: Is it a must that this family that will take in this child be relatives to the child, or can any Muslim family take this child in?

[A]: It is not necessary that they be relatives to the child provided that the child’s lineage and family name is preserved, such that the child retains his original name i.e. his father’s name and that this name is not changed whether in school documentation or any other such official papers.

[Q]:Is it a condition that this family be a muslim family?

[A]: Indeed this is a condition, without a doubt. This child should not be placed with non-Muslims. How could the child of a non-Muslim family be placed with non-Muslims? This child will then grow in accordance with this environment. This environment that is not Islamic will affect the child. Indeed they must be Muslims and practicing Muslims at that, not Muslimsthat are affected by the cultural invasion, or who have experienced loosening of their morality or their religion. If the child is placed with an impious family, he will grow up not praying. This child will not be observing their prays or perhaps will be infatuated or in love with sins and vices, or perhaps he will grow up thinking it is a normal thing to mingle with non-muslims, or to mingle with women who are improperly dressed or women that are not observing their hijab. It must be a good, pious, and practicing family because this child is the apple of his parents’ eye and such a child cannot just be dismissed or neglected or given to any family.

[taken from a tele-link Q&A session with Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez al-Bura'ee (hafidhahullaah)and the brothers at Mpubs, Tobago on July 7th 2010]

http://www.mpubs.org/index.php/women/57-adoption-in-islaam-its-ruling-a-conditions
 

Precious Star

Junior Member
Adoption per se is not forbidden. It is the denial of a child's lineage and in particular the name/identity of the father that is forbidden.

If Adoption does not entail hiding the paternity of the child, then it is permissible.
 

kodoo

Junior Member
Not related to the Q&A above, but related to adopting orphans, I want a to share a video:


There are many Lebanese, Palestinian, Iraqi and Afghani orphans in this constitution. If we can't adopt any, at least we can give our charities to such organizations inshaAllah so that they take care of Muslims' orphans.

http://www.myorphans.us

ma salam
 
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