Anybody an adoptive parent?

[MubarekMuslimah]

Assalaamu alaikum everyone

Is anyone here an adoptive parent? or would like to be? or in the process of this? or perhaps fostering?

By adoption I mean adoption according to Islam - where the child keeps their name and knows you are their adoptive parents but not biological parents.

If so I would be interested to hear from you as to how you went about it, or any tips or advice - my husband and I are thinking about it insha'allah.

Wasalaams

 

[nizar83]

selemu ALEIKUM

selemu aleikum very very good question

i already knew it isnt permissable to adopt a kid and change her biologocally given name...
a muslim may adopt a child on the condition that the kid continues to hold his first and only family name...however im sure there is plenty of more info on this subject inshalaah..

so im right there with you..eager to aquire more knowledge...
tomorrow inshallah i will look up books of hadieths inshallaah to find a true and complete answer

 

[OsMaN_93]

:salam2:

Question:
If a person asks to adopt a child from the orphanage, is it permitted for those in charge to give him what he wants?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Adoption of children is of two types, forbidden and not forbidden.

The forbidden type means adopting a child in the sense that the child is considered to be the child of the adopting parent and subject to the rulings on children. This is not permitted. Allaah nullified it in the Qur’aan when He said (interpretation of the meaning):

“…nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons…”

[al-Ahzaab 33:4]

The kind which is prescribed and may be mustahabb means being kind towards the child and giving him a righteous religious upbringing and sound direction, teaching him that which will benefit him in this world and the next. But it is not permitted to hand a child over except to one who is known to be trustworthy, religiously-committed and of good character, who will take care of the child’s interests. He should also be a local resident, so that he will not take the child away to a country where his presence may be a cause for his religious commitment being lost in the future. If these conditions are met in the case of both the child and the adopting parent, then it is OK to hand over a foundling whose parentage is not known. May Allaah preserve you
:salam2:

 

[wonnee3]

As Salaamu Alaykum, the wife did, i am not allowed 2 n the us, it was moreby force 4 us bcuz of the childs past that we had 2 protect him from. n us it is a long hard fought battle once they c u r Muslim... or was 4 her.