Adopting a Child in Islam

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So waht is the process of adopting a child in Pakistan?

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^ You have to take a order from court there.. bring it here make a sponsorship for baby..then its same sponsorship process like for husband or wife..

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Sara,

it's pretty long winded. I directly spoke to the Edhi foundation (Orphanage) and got told that we needed to of course contact our local government, get a home study done, register with Edhi foundation ( in terms of expressing interest in adoption). As we're in the UK they said that we should visit the orphanage and speak to staff in person to get a better feel for the process.

What got me was the time scale of things. Are you thinking about adopting?

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Its a possibility that we are open to exploring.

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does edhi foundation allow unmarried people to adopt ?

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I'm not sure, I was asked if I was married, how long for and how many children I had etc etc. As I'm married I said yes so not sure if their position would have been different if I'd said I was single.

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not from what mrs edhi told me in 2005

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The homestudy and and legal approvals in UK are needed regardless of where you adopt from. The challenge with Edhi is not just the waiting list but the list is a little arbitrary, its all for good reason from their perspective, they need to see you are serious and want to get an idea of who you are so you will have to go or have some family member go there often, secondly they try to match up you and the kids features so that the kid is not very different.

This however is for newborns, everyone wants newborns, many times because they are simply just not declared as adopted in Pakistan so there is a waiting list, but for older kids i mean even 2 year olds, no one wants them, and if you tell edhi center that you would be fine adopting not a new born..and not a boy their jaw drops.

the other issues as noted are that when a kid is matched you have to decide within 72 hours, so u have to have your bags ready, or have family there who can move the process on your behalf, you have to be there to start the process and stay for 6 months or come back while you make arrangements for the child, and i can tell you leaving for a few weeks is tough let alone a few months.

but the process itself in Pakistan is simple if you have a good lawyer helping you. its the time issue on the quick response and the 6 months that is a challenge for many people.

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This is so disheartening. No joke, JUST YESTERDAY, at jumma we talked about adoption and the importance the Quran places on charity and taking care of the orphans. For months we've been considering adopting for our second child, we don't want to roll the dice again for a biological kid and feel very strongly that there are so many beautiful children out there who need parents. Begum REALLY wants to adopt from Pakistan but it sounds like it's a logistical nightmare. X2, one of these days begum and I are going to show up in Chicago to learn from your experiences, we will also expect biryani.

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hey man, you are right to expect biryani, because since you pick it up from Sabri on the way over, it would be our honour to put it in a platter and serve it and eat it.

and dude, seriously though, anytime.

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Agree with this wholeheartedly. We too would seriously consider adoption from Pakistan. Yes it would be easier to adopt a child in Europe but we would love to give a child from Pakistan a brighter future.

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maybe the name of this thread should be changed to something more appropriate and/or it could be split into another thread re: adopting from pakistan/morocco and technicalities? a lot of people are interested in adopting and X2, you are a wealth of knowledge on the subject! a more obvious title might help direct more interested parties to this thread.

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yeah split it although Muniya has probably a better idea of the process now since she went through it after the process was in place, we were the initial lab rats as the process was being defined on teh fly so can only speak to that.

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I am very happy to find all of this information on Morocco. We, my husband and I, are VERY interested in adopting from Morocco. Please PM me if you have information that could help us.

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I hope you do not mind me asking but as you have adopted from morocco do you feel a sense of responsibility to expose them to moroccon culture?Will you take them back there ever?

or do you now think they are your kids therefore your culture and heritage is all that is important?

I am just intrigued.

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we intend to take them there when they are a little older to absorb things. Moroccan culture will not be forced onto them, nor would it be kept away from them. they can have as much or as little of it as they wish and as I can afford reasonably.

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To X2 regarding adoption in Morocco

I am new to this web site but am very interested in learning about the process on adopting from Morocco. My husband is Moroccan and we wish to adopt an infant from there. I have found three adoption agencies willing to do this but it cost so much money (roughly 25,000 no including air fair etc). I can't have children and always dreamed of having a child. My husband is in complete agreement in adoption. I live in Pennsylvania. Is the process difficult and is an agency a must? What about the process to officially adopt in the US since Morocco doesn't recognize adoption but rather Kefla. Please, any information you may provide will be GREATLY APPRECIATED. I sincerely want a child and Morocco is a country I love.

I can be reached at dreemenbig@yahoo .com or [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected] I hope and pray you can help me out.

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Once a upon a time in this forum - I read a thread abt muslims kids that might going to a christians foster family. It's in Los Angeles. The thread opener gave the links to the agency's website. I email them and surprising their office is so close to my house!! I;m going there after this holidays to fill up the necessary documents. I really hope my home will be a place for any muslims kids that need helps. I wish I can adopt one of them.

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Maybe my story is out topic ~ sorry

Last month in Malaysia one Pakistan baby girl (so cute MasyAllah!!) had been sold for adoption. Her parents is a Pakistani students study in Malaysia. Sold by a private clinic! Want to know the price? it's RM$21K!! Anyway the baby is rescue by the PDRM (Malaysian Police).

There are so so so many illegitimate babies in MAlaysia. :( The pregnant girls will go to a place for protection, run by govt - after giving birth, adoption family will take the babies. It's very easy over there - just sign few document -- paid the baby girl 3 to 4K (for their expensive and to start a new leaf) .

I might go to one of the agency and adopt one baby girl. InsyAllah. :)

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Time and again I’m surprised to see people seeking guidance from religion on matters that merely requires common sense, compassion, and good 'ol simple good will. Seriously guys, do you seek advice from religion as to how to fudge too??? oh, wait, you do. :rolleyes: