What is the ruling on adoption in this case, and is the adoptive father considered a mahram to his adopted son's wife and daughters?
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Allah has forbidden adoption and nullified all its rulings, such as lineage, inheritance, and mahramiyyah (being an unmarriageable kin). One must be attributed to their biological father.
The adopted child's paternal uncle is not a to his (the uncle's) wife, but he is a mahram to his (the adopted child's) daughters.
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