Muslims, plz tell me if something i read is true or not.?

Question

i read on a website that the adoption of children is considered haram in Islam. plz tell me this isn't so!

Answer 1

Adoption or rather taking in orphaned children and raising them as you would your own is strongly encouraged in Islam, in fact, Prophet Muhammad once said that a person who cares for an orphaned child will be in Paradise with him, and motioned to show that they would be as close as two fingers of a single hand.

However, the guardian/child relationship has specific rules under Islamic law, which render the relationship a bit different than what is common adoption practice today, for example:-

An adopted child retains his or her own biological family name (surname) and does not change his or her name to match that of the adoptive family.

An adopted child inherits from his or her biological parents, not automatically from the adoptive parents.

When the child is grown, members of the adoptive family are not considered blood relatives, and are therefore not muhrim to him or her. "Muhrim" refers to a specific legal relationship that regulates marriage and other aspects of life. Essentially, members of the adoptive family would be permissible as possible marriage partners, and rules of modesty exist between the grown child and adoptive family members of the opposite sex.

If the child is provided with property/wealth from the biological family, adoptive parents are commanded to take care and not intermingle that property/wealth with their own. They serve merely as trustees.

These Islamic rules emphasize to the adoptive family that they are not taking the place of the biological family -- they are trustees and caretakers of someone else's child. This is important to note, especially at times when you've adopted a child and won't allow the child to find his/her biological parent or parents to see their children that was given away.

Answer 2

Ofcourse,it's wrong.On which website did u read this?Muslims follow Holy Quran and Al-Hadith and you'll never find any such thing in our religion.See,a severe earthquake hit Pakistan,a Muslim country last year,countless children were rendered homeless and people in Pakistan adopted them.It's the same everywhere in the world.I wonder where u live.U should have known a Muslim family who's adopted a child.

Answer 3

No it is not. I am truly amazed at the misconstrued opinions that so many Americans and Europeans have got about Muslims. I mean just yesterday I was asked by a friend of mine whether the Prophet had promised 72 virgins to a jehadi when he dies and goes to heaven. I mean from where did he get that idea? Websites showing such information should be closed down.

Answer 4

The most famous orphan in Islamic culture is, without doubt, the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. His father died before he was born and by the time he was eight he had lost both his mother and the grandfather who named him. He was subsequently raised by his uncle Abu Talib who continued to be his protector until his own death, when Muhammad was an adult of almost fifty years of age.
When Muhammad's wife Khadijah gave to him a slave named Zaid, Muhammad freed the boy and raised him as if he were his own son. The importance of taking homeless children to care for them is well-established in Islam.
The Islam form of "adoption" is called kafâla, which literally means sponsorship, but comes from the root word meaning "to feed." It is best translated as "foster parenting."’Fostering allows a child to benefit from the care of a good home, while at the same time not losing his/her rights from birth parents.
In the time of the Holy Messenger, there was hardly a home which had not taken in and adopted an orphan child. This was a normal practice in the society of his companions. Muslims should by virtue of the lofty examples and teachings of the Holy Messenger, be in the very frontline in efforts to secure the adoption and fostering of 'abandoned' children. In fact they aught to be setting the trend for the rest of society in this matter. At the least, it is expected of them to co-operate closely with groups and bodies that are promoting these efforts.

Answer 5

I'm not Muslim. But I'm sort of versed in stuff like this. I'd think adoption of any child, especially Muslim, Jewish or Christian would be good. I know marriage to a Jew or Christian isn't haram, although may sometimes be considered taboo. It's that whole "brothers of the book" shtick they got going on.

Answer 6

adoption is encourage to all people that have ability in all aspects, the prophets even say that he will be as close as finger in heaven with people who adopt children,,as in Koran also mention " to adopt the orphan and love them"
so go ahead and adopt them..that website is only for propaganda purpose and create confusion so people wouldnt know the truth about islam,,god bless you

Answer 7

Jesus pbuh and all different prophets of The previous and New testomony (inclusive of a few that are no longer deemed as prophets in the previous testomony) are respected, respected and commemorated in Islam. No Muslim , consequently, can say any element derogatory or below respectful approximately prophets of the Christian and Jewish faith. in addition all places holy to Christians and Jews are additionally held holy with the aid of Muslims. The Koran forbade the Prophet pbuh to assert any element against the religion of people and with the aid of that each and each physique Muslims ought to desist from asserting derogatory and insulting issues approximately different religions and faiths.

Answer 8

Here are a couple of verses regarding the treatment of orphans:

[4:2] You shall hand over to the orphans their rightful properties. Do not substitute the bad for the good, and do not consume their properties by combining them with yours. This would be a gross injustice.

[4:5] Do not give immature orphans the properties that GOD has entrusted with you as guardians. You shall provide for them therefrom, and clothe them, and treat them kindly.

[4:6] You shall test the orphans when they reach puberty. As soon as you find them mature enough, give them their property. Do not consume it extravagantly in a hurry, before they grow up. The rich guardian shall not charge any wage, but the poor guardian may charge equitably. When you give them their properties, you shall have witnesses. GOD suffices as Reckoner.

God encourages the adoption orpans, so that they can be taken care of and guided so that they can become mature adults.

Adopted/Orphaned/Step children must receive equal rights. When you adopt a child that child becomes YOUR child and you must therefore treat him/her like your family.
[4:127] They consult you concerning women: say, "GOD enlightens you regarding them, as recited for you in the scripture. You shall restore the rights of orphaned girls whom you cheat out of their due dowries when you wish to marry them: you shall not take advantage of them. The rights of orphaned boys must also be protected as well. You shall treat the orphans equitably. Whatever good you do, GOD is fully aware thereof." (See also 28:27).

The names of the orphans must not be changed. This is out of respect for their parents and so that they are aware of their heritage.
[33:5] You shall give your adopted children names that preserve their relationship to their genetic parents. This is more equitable in the sight of GOD. If you do not know their parents, then, as your brethren in religion, you shall treat them as members of your family. You do not commit a sin if you make a mistake in this respect; you are responsible for your purposeful intentions. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

Answer 9

There is nothing against it nor in favor of it.
There are few fatwas that go in favor and against it.

My personal thoughts are that there is no problem with adopting children but you should marry them as soon they enter adulthood.

Answer 10

no it's not but without giving the chilled your name,rise them up and teach them every thing and educate them well and treat them very well but let them keep their families name.this is an important thing in Islam,and prophet Mohamed (p.b)up on him said that the one who look after an orphan is one of his companion in heaven.