Fostering and Guardianship
108 questions
What is the ruling on one who concealed his daughter's adultery and her giving birth to a child, and then attributed the child to himself as if it were his son from his wife, knowing that she has repented?
Is it permissible for the husband to register his wife's son, who is attributed to a father other than him, in his own name, given that his real father is alive and does not want him?
Is it permissible for an adoptive parent to bequeath inheritance to his adopted child, and what is the ruling on purchasing from this child after the death of his adoptive father?
What is the ruling of Islam on adopting an abandoned child and changing his name to align with the family name to protect him from society?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a man who gave his son as a gift to his brother, who is unable to have children, so the son became known by his uncle's name?
Should a 27-year-old man be informed of the truth that the woman he lives with is not his mother, and that the man who passed away was not his father, especially given a previous fatwa necessitating disclosure, and the dilemma between incurring sin and the shock to the young man?
Is the woman considered religiously sinful for adopting an illegitimate girl and concealing her from her real mother? Is her brother justified in demanding that the mother be allowed access to her daughter? And what should she do?
What is the jurisprudential status of a child born from an illegitimate relationship, after their parents married following the mother's divorce from her first husband?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on adding children to another person's passport for the purpose of emigration, and what are the ways to address this matter, given the perpetrator's ignorance of Sharia rulings?
Is my participation in the committee approving adoption applications, which is permissible in my country, considered unlawful, knowing that I cannot object to this work?
Is it permissible to register the child of the other wife in my aunt's name, and what is your advice for their children?
Should a person who was adopted as an infant—and is now married—be informed of the fact that they are a foundling?
Is it permissible for a child born out of an illicit relationship to live with his mother after she marries the person who was a party to that relationship?
Is it permissible, Islamically, for the son to be given to the questioner's brother to raise him and attribute him to himself, knowing that this has already happened and the son is four years old, and that his brother and his wife are attached to him?
Is it obligatory to inform adopted children of their true lineage while their adoptive parents are still alive, and what is the ruling on adoption in Islam, and what is the ruling on bequeathing one-third of the inheritance to them?
Is it permissible to set aside a portion of the Zakat for a sponsored orphan child and spend on him from it throughout the year, knowing that he is not a relative and one is not obligated to spend on him?
What should the questioner do to avoid accountability, and is she obligated to do anything regarding her knowledge of her relative's adoption of two children 30 years ago?
Is it permissible for officials at the the orphanage to hand over a child to someone who wishes to adopt him?
Were the marriages of the the Prophet, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, for the purpose of benefiting the call [to Islam], and for enjoying what God made lawful for him?
Is it permissible to undertake administrative adoption of my sister's two daughters, with everyone being aware of their lineage, in order to facilitate travel and movement for them, and to protect them from destitution after their parents' divorce and their mother's plan to marry her lover?
What is the ruling on fostering an infant from an association, and what are the rights resulting from that in light of the Qur’an and Sunnah? And does breastfeeding have an impact?
What is the ruling on someone who finds a foundling and registers him under his and his wife's names, taking him as a son due to the wife's inability to conceive, and is there any prohibition in that? And how can this situation be rectified, given that neither family knows the truth about the child's lineage?
Is it forbidden to adopt and raise a child at home because he will eventually reach puberty while the wife is present, or is it permissible given that it is sponsoring an orphan, especially if that is the only solution to avoid divorce due to infertility?
Is it permissible for the current husband to attribute the daughter to himself after her father and his family have abandoned her, knowing that she is his biological daughter, and what is the stance regarding her paternal siblings, and should she be informed of the truth when she grows up, and what is the solution to avoid future trauma for her, taking into consideration that registering her as "father unknown" might cause her shame and disgrace?