Fostering and Guardianship
155 questions
What is the Islamic ruling on a husband who does not adhere to agreements and promises made with his wife and children? And are marital agreements considered promises?
Do the parents who sponsor orphans bear the burden of their sins—such as abandoning prayer and not wearing hijab—if they (the orphans) do not adhere to the teachings of the religion?
What is the share of each heir from the estate of a man who passed away, leaving four daughters, a full brother, and a male who is considered in the position of his son and inherits what the male son inherits by virtue of a notarized judicial descent contract?
What is the ruling on giving a baby girl to a barren sister, with the agreement of both spouses?
What should a married man with children do, who has discovered that his paternal uncle adopted him when he was five years old, knowing that his official documents and those of his family are in his uncle's name, and he is currently outside his country for work?
Is it forbidden to adopt a foundling, even though he is blameless, knowing that an orphan is not registered under the adopter's name nor does he inherit from his wealth?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on a mother giving her newborn to her husband's paternal uncle, who is deprived of offspring, under a system of sponsorship, knowing that the mother and her husband are well-off?
What is the ruling on a wife's hair being uncovered and her shaking hands with her adopted paternal uncle, and the occurrence of a dispute between the spouses due to the wife's unwillingness to confirm that her grandmother breastfed him, with the husband fearing the sin of his wife being uncovered before a man who is not a mahram?
What is the ruling on money granted by social services for sponsoring an orphan, and is it permissible to take from it according to need, and what should be done with the excess if the allowance is more than the child's necessary expenses?
Is it permissible for the adopted son (foundling) to keep the name of the father who adopted him, knowing that the latter breastfed the child naturally from his wife, and will inform him of the truth of his lineage when he reaches understanding, and he has enough wealth to bequeath to him an amount that would enable him to inherit as one of his own children, in addition to the father's fear for him of people's talk should they learn of his true lineage?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding children’s disposal of their father’s money when he is afflicted with Alzheimer’s, and is it permissible for the mother to dispose of his money without consulting those knowledgeable in religious matters, and is she considered responsible in the event of the father’s lack of awareness, and is it permissible to differentiate between males and females in gifts from the mother and father?
Is it permissible for a Western family that has embraced Islam to breastfeed a child they adopted—despite the prohibition of adoption in Islam—so that the child becomes a mahram to them, by analogy with the incident of Umm Salamah breastfeeding the adult?
What is the Islamic legal ruling concerning money that you know belongs to your brother, being the price of land he sold that was not rightfully his, and he spends the money on drugs and alcohol, and you do not wish to give it to him?
What is the ruling on a brother, who is their guarantor, taking from his deceased father's salary, which is designated for his sisters and brothers, knowing that this money is saved for times of hardship?
Is it permissible, in Sharia, to treat a young man raised in the home as a brother, or does he remain a stranger to the questioner and her children, and how should he be dealt with?
Is it necessary to inform an adopted son of his true lineage, or should the matter be concealed from him?
Is it permissible to bury an unbelieving child in Muslim graveyards if a Muslim adopted him and he died before reaching puberty?
Is the quantity of milk that the second wife expressed sufficient to breastfeed the adopted daughter, knowing that it is not enough for half a feeding, for the daughter to become محرم (unmarriageable) to the husband and his sons from the second wife?
Is it permissible for an unmarried woman in Saudi Arabia to sponsor an orphan or a foundling from an orphanage, such that her mother breastfeeds the child, even though she has brothers and other mahrams?
What is the ruling on a mother claiming to be pregnant and then bringing a child for adoption and attributing him to her husband, whether with his agreement or not, and what is the legitimate course of action regarding the mother's attitude and anger if she proceeds with this?
Is it permissible for an orphaned sister to live, eat, and drink from the money of orphans whose father has passed away, and is she required to pay for that, given that she does not own a home?
Is nursing that results from injecting the wife with hormones to produce milk considered legitimate nursing in Islamic law, and does the child thereby become one of her mahram?
Are the brothers of the foster daughter, nursed by the first husband, considered full siblings to the grandfather's children, or only to the foster daughter? And are the brothers of the foster daughter, nursed by the second husband, considered full siblings to the grandfather's children, or only to the foster daughter? And to whom is the milk attributed in fostering, to the husband or to the wife?
Is it permissible for a woman to be an executor (wasiyyah) and guardian (waliyyah) over a minor, to safeguard their wealth, manage their affairs, and represent them before the public and private, in the presence of paternal brothers or agnates?