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Attributing adopted children to their adopted parents

· 27 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

My big brother passed away. I adopted his son. Can I use my name as his father as the child does not know about my big brother he only know that I am his father?

Answer

The Quraan Shareef instructs that we attribute the lineage of each person to his/her (Islamic) biological legitimate father. Hence it is impermissible to attribute the son to yourself.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ادْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِندَ اللَّـهِ فَإِن لَّمْ تَعْلَمُوا آبَاءَهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَمَوَالِيكُمْ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَا أَخْطَأْتُم بِهِ وَلَـٰكِن مَّا تَعَمَّدَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَكَانَ اللَّـهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ﴿الأحزاب: ٥﴾

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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