Re: Adoption
i think legally means by law u get a birth certificate for the kid which has your name. in islam the adoptive kid is meant to go by his biological father’s name not adoptive father. and “take an orphan under your fold” means just upbringing him/her as long as you are going by the islamic adoption rules…(but i am confused as to kids who’s real father name isnot known at all…can they go with their adoptive father’s name?
this is good.
http://islam.about.com/cs/parenting/a/adoption.htm