What is the ruling on adoption in this case, and what should the husband do, knowing that he raised his ex-wife's daughter from when she was three months old, and his brothers treat her as their niece, and she does not observe hijab in front of them?
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Adoption must be abolished because Islam has nullified it, and the husband must repent if he knew his action was unlawful. The girl should be attributed to her known father; otherwise, she should be attributed to a general name like Abdullah. The girl should treat the husband's brothers as strangers after reaching puberty, while the husband is a to her due to his marriage to her mother if he has consummated the marriage with her.
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