Re: GOOD n BAD NEWS !!!
regarding adoption:
It is reported in a Hadith that the one who assumes responsibility for the
well-being of an orphan will be granted the nearness of Nabi (Sallallahu
Alayhi Wasallam) in Jannat (Mishkaat). This is an extremely neglected Sunnat
of our beloved Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) and we should definitely
aspire in this direction; however, we must uphold the framework of the
Shariah.
** Soooo many people forget these type of Sunnahs. They concentrate on things of lesser significance than this such as the length of the beard or rolling up teh pants whatever. **
One cannot legally adopt; you cannot give your name to the child. Legal
adoption like this is prohibited in Islam.
If a person legally adopts a child there can be several complications.
Firstly, the child will lose his identity. Secondly, suppose after adopting
a child one has children of his own. It is natural that in such a situation
you will show bias in favour of your own blood child.
** Now I'm not a parent, but I dont' imagine I'd ever love one over hte other one. All children are loved equally, whether adopted or not. I hope some parents on here can back me up on this, that children are loved equally. **
If you adopt a child you will be depriving him/her of many rights. If a
person dies, the property that he leaves behind has to be divided according
to what is mentioned in the Qur'an.
If the person has children and if he legally adopted a child, he will be
depriving his own child of his legitimate inheritance. If a person has no
children when he dies, then his wife will get 1/4 the estate. If there are
children she gets 1/8. Again the adopted child will reduce the share of the
mother should this child be considered legally legitimate.
** Ok I understand that including the adopted child in your will is ISlamically prohibited. HOWEVER, if you were living with someone from a young age, or you'r ea mother who took care of this child, wouldn't you give up part of your share of the inheritance anyway? Can someone tell me that? **
To avoid all these complications, legal adoption is prohibited in Islam.
However this should in no way dissuade us from earning tremendous reward by
taking care of orphan children.
Source: AskImam.com
Please do make an effort to follow up with local scholar.. its a great thing but please do make sure your household envrionment is safe for child... desi housholds can be very disturbing for child since most of the desi's look down upon this great sunna of our Prophet(PBUH)
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