Will I have to observe hijab from my adopted son after he grows up?

Asalamualakum, i want to adopt a child when i am married, but i have heard that it is forbidden to legally adopt in islam? If i were to adopt a baby and grow it up as my own child would that be alowed? Also if i adopted a baby boy would i have to do parda/cover my hair when he is older? If i had a daughter and an adopted baby son when he grew up would my daughter have to do parda from her adopted brother and vice versa? There are so many orphan children in pakistan/india/gaza/syria/palestine etc.. i would love to adopt but iโ€™m worried it may be haram ๐Ÿ™ Jazakhallah Khair

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.

It is permissible to adopt a child. Rasulullah ๏ทบ had also adopted Zaid bin Haaritha (Radi allahu anhu). It was a norm amongst the Sahaba (Radi allahu anhum) to adopt orphan children of other Sahaba who became martyred in the path of Allah.[1]

In a normal situation of adoption, if the adopted son becomes an adult (baligh), you and your daughter will have to observe hijab in front of him as he will be a Ghair mahram (permissible to marry) for your daughter.[2]

If you adopt a child from birth and you breastfeed him within two years, then he will now be your foster child and a foster brother to your daughter. The laws of hijab do not apply in foster relationships as foster relationships are like blood relationships.[3]

Refer to Fatwa #36807.

And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.

Hussein Muhammad.

Student Darul Iftaa

Arusha, Tanzania

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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[1]

ุตุญูŠุญ ุงู„ุจุฎุงุฑูŠ (7/ 7)

ุญุฏุซู†ุง ุฃุจูˆ ุงู„ูŠู…ุงู†ุŒ ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ุง ุดุนูŠุจุŒ ุนู† ุงู„ุฒู‡ุฑูŠุŒ ู‚ุงู„: ุฃุฎุจุฑู†ูŠ ุนุฑูˆุฉ ุจู† ุงู„ุฒุจูŠุฑุŒ ุนู† ุนุงุฆุดุฉ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ุง: ุฃู† ุฃุจุง ุญุฐูŠูุฉ ุจู† ุนุชุจุฉ ุจู† ุฑุจูŠุนุฉ ุจู† ุนุจุฏ ุดู…ุณุŒ ูˆูƒุงู† ู…ู…ู† ุดู‡ุฏ ุจุฏุฑุง ู…ุน ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…ุŒ ุชุจู†ู‰ ุณุงู„ู…ุงุŒ ูˆุฃู†ูƒุญู‡ ุจู†ุช ุฃุฎูŠู‡ ู‡ู†ุฏ ุจู†ุช ุงู„ูˆู„ูŠุฏ ุจู† ุนุชุจุฉ ุจู† ุฑุจูŠุนุฉ ูˆู‡ูˆ ู…ูˆู„ู‰ ู„ุงู…ุฑุฃุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃู†ุตุงุฑุŒ ูƒู…ุง โ€ ุชุจู†ู‰ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุฒูŠุฏุงุŒ

ู…ุณู†ุฏ ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุท ุงู„ุฑุณุงู„ุฉ (42/ 435)

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุฒู‘ูŽุงู‚ูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุงุจู’ู†ู ุฌูุฑูŽูŠู’ุฌูุŒ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุงุจู’ู†ู ุดูู‡ูŽุงุจูุŒ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ููŠ ุนูุฑู’ูˆูŽุฉู ุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ุฒู‘ูุจูŽูŠู’ุฑูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุฃูŽุจูŽุง ุญูุฐูŽูŠู’ููŽุฉูŽุŒ ุชูŽุจูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‰ ุณูŽุงู„ูู…ู‹ุง โ€“ ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ู…ูŽูˆู’ู„ู‹ู‰ ู„ูุงู…ู’ุฑูŽุฃูŽุฉู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฃูŽู†ู’ุตูŽุงุฑู โ€“ ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ุชูŽุจูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุฒูŽูŠู’ุฏู‹ุงุŒ ูˆูŽูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุชูŽุจูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‰ ุฑูŽุฌูู„ู‹ุง ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽุงู‡ูู„ููŠู‘ูŽุฉู ุฏูŽุนูŽุงู‡ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณู ุงุจู’ู†ูŽู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽูˆูŽุฑูุซูŽ

ู…ูู†ู’ ู…ููŠุฑูŽุงุซูู‡ูุŒ ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ุฃูŽู†ู’ุฒูŽู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽ {ุงุฏู’ุนููˆู‡ูู…ู’ ู„ูุขุจูŽุงุฆูู‡ูู…ู’ุŒ ู‡ููˆูŽ ุฃูŽู‚ู’ุณูŽุทู ุนูู†ู’ุฏูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ูุŒ ููŽุฅูู†ู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุชูŽุนู’ู„ูŽู…ููˆุง ุขุจูŽุงุกูŽู‡ูู…ู’ุŒ ููŽุฅูุฎู’ูˆูŽุงู†ููƒูู…ู’ ูููŠ ุงู„ุฏู‘ููŠู†ู ูˆูŽู…ูŽูˆูŽุงู„ููŠูƒูู…ู’} [ุงู„ุฃุญุฒุงุจ: 5] ุŒ ููŽุฑูุฏู‘ููˆุง ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ุขุจูŽุงุฆูู‡ูู…ู’ุŒ ููŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูุนู’ู„ูŽู…ู’ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽุจูŒุŒ ููŽู…ูŽูˆู’ู„ู‹ู‰ ูˆูŽุฃูŽุฎูŒ ูููŠ ุงู„ุฏู‘ููŠู†ูุŒ ููŽุฌูŽุงุกูŽุชู’ ุณูŽู‡ู’ู„ูŽุฉู ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽุชู’: ูŠูŽุง ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ูƒูู†ู‘ูŽุง ู†ูŽุฑูŽู‰ ุณูŽุงู„ูู…ู‹ุง

ูˆูŽู„ูŽุฏู‹ุง ูŠูŽุฃู’ูˆููŠ ู…ูŽุนููŠุŒ ูˆูŽู…ูŽุนูŽ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุญูุฐูŽูŠู’ููŽุฉูŽ ูˆูŽูŠูŽุฑูŽุงู†ููŠ ููุถูู„ู‹ุง ูˆูŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฃูŽู†ู’ุฒูŽู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ูููŠู‡ูู…ู’ ู…ูŽุง ู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุนูŽู„ูู…ู’ุชูŽุŒ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: โ€ ุฃูŽุฑู’ุถูุนููŠู‡ู ุฎูŽู…ู’ุณูŽ ุฑูŽุถูŽุนูŽุงุชูุŒ ููŽูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ

ูˆูŽู„ูŽุฏูู‡ู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุถูŽุงุนูŽุฉู ุจูู…ูŽู†ู’ุฒูู„ูŽุฉู

[2]

ุงู„ุจู†ุงูŠุฉ ุดุฑุญ ุงู„ู‡ุฏุงูŠุฉ (9/ 146)

ย ูˆุงู„ู†ุธุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ุนูˆุฑุงุช ุงู„ุฃุฌุงู†ุจ ูˆุงู„ู…ุญุฑู…ุงุช ุญุฑุงู…ุŒ

[3]

{ุญูุฑู‘ูู…ูŽุชู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูู…ู’ ุฃูู…ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุงุชููƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุจูŽู†ูŽุงุชููƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุฃูŽุฎูŽูˆูŽุงุชููƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุนูŽู…ู‘ูŽุงุชููƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุฎูŽุงู„ูŽุงุชููƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุจูŽู†ูŽุงุชู ุงู„ู’ุฃูŽุฎู ูˆูŽุจูŽู†ูŽุงุชู ุงู„ู’ุฃูุฎู’ุชู ูˆูŽุฃูู…ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุงุชููƒูู…ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽุงุชููŠ ุฃูŽุฑู’ุถูŽุนู’ู†ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุฃูŽุฎูŽูˆูŽุงุชููƒูู…ู’ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุถูŽุงุนูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุฃูู…ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุงุชู ู†ูุณูŽุงุฆููƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุฑูŽุจูŽุงุฆูุจููƒูู…ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽุงุชููŠ ูููŠ ุญูุฌููˆุฑููƒูู…ู’ ู…ูู†ู’ ู†ูุณูŽุงุฆููƒูู…ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽุงุชููŠ ุฏูŽุฎูŽู„ู’ุชูู…ู’ ุจูู‡ูู†ู‘ูŽ ููŽุฅูู†ู’ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุชูŽูƒููˆู†ููˆุง ุฏูŽุฎูŽู„ู’ุชูู…ู’ ุจูู‡ูู†ู‘ูŽ ููŽู„ูŽุง ุฌูู†ูŽุงุญูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุญูŽู„ูŽุงุฆูู„ู ุฃูŽุจู’ู†ูŽุงุฆููƒูู…ู ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠู†ูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุฃูŽุตู’ู„ูŽุงุจููƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุฃูŽู†ู’ ุชูŽุฌู’ู…ูŽุนููˆุง ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฃูุฎู’ุชูŽูŠู’ู†ู ุฅูู„ู‘ูŽุง ู…ูŽุง ู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุณูŽู„ูŽููŽ ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุบูŽูููˆุฑู‹ุง ุฑูŽุญููŠู…ู‹ุง } [ุงู„ู†ุณุงุก: 23]

ุตุญูŠุญ ุงู„ุจุฎุงุฑูŠ (3/ 170)

ย ุญุฏุซู†ุง ู…ุณู„ู… ุจู† ุฅุจุฑุงู‡ูŠู…ุŒ ุญุฏุซู†ุง ู‡ู…ุงู…ุŒ ุญุฏุซู†ุง ู‚ุชุงุฏุฉุŒ ุนู† ุฌุงุจุฑ ุจู† ุฒูŠุฏุŒ ุนู† ุงุจู† ุนุจุงุณ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ู…ุงุŒ ู‚ุงู„: ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ููŠ ุจู†ุช ุญู…ุฒุฉ: ยซู„ุง ุชุญู„ ู„ูŠุŒ ูŠุญุฑู… ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุน ู…ุง ูŠุญุฑู… ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุจุŒ ู‡ูŠ ุจู†ุช ุฃุฎูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุฉยป

ุตุญูŠุญ ู…ุณู„ู… (2/ 1070)

ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู‚ูุชูŽูŠู’ุจูŽุฉู ุจู’ู†ู ุณูŽุนููŠุฏูุŒ ุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู„ูŽูŠู’ุซูŒุŒ ุญ ูˆุญูŽุฏู‘ูŽุซูŽู†ูŽุง ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ุจู’ู†ู ุฑูู…ู’ุญุŒ ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽู†ูŽุง ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽูŠู’ุซูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุฒููŠุฏูŽ ุจู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุญูŽุจููŠุจูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูุฑูŽุงูƒูุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูุฑู’ูˆูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽุงุฆูุดูŽุฉูŽุŒ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุง ุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽุชู’ู‡ู: ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุนูŽู…ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุง ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุถูŽุงุนูŽุฉู ูŠูุณูŽู…ู‘ูŽู‰ ุฃูŽูู’ู„ูŽุญูŽ. ุงุณู’ุชูŽุฃู’ุฐูŽู†ูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ูŽุง ููŽุญูŽุฌูŽุจูŽุชู’ู‡ูุŒ ููŽุฃูŽุฎู’ุจูŽุฑูŽุชู’ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ. ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ูŽุง: ยซู„ูŽุง ุชูŽุญู’ุชูŽุฌูุจููŠ ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ูุŒ ููŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ูŠูŽุญู’ุฑูู…ู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุถูŽุงุนูŽุฉู ู…ูŽุง ูŠูŽุญู’ุฑูู…ู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุณูŽุจูยป

ุงู„ุฃุตู„ ู„ู„ุดูŠุจุงู†ูŠ ุท ู‚ุทุฑ (2/ 540)

ูˆุงู„ุฃุฎุชุงู† ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฃุฎุชุงู† ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุจ ุณูˆุงุก ููŠ ุงู„ุญุฑู…ุฉ

ุงู„ุฃุตู„ ู„ู„ุดูŠุจุงู†ูŠ ุท ู‚ุทุฑ (4/ 359)

ู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰: {ูˆูŽุฃูู…ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽุงุชููƒูู…ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽุงุชููŠ ุฃูŽุฑู’ุถูŽุนู’ู†ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽุฃูŽุฎูŽูˆูŽุงุชููƒูู…ู’ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุถูŽุงุนูŽุฉู}. ูˆู‚ุงู„ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ โ€“ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… -: โ€œูŠุญุฑู… ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุน ู…ุง ูŠุญุฑู… ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุจโ€.

ูุญุฑู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฃู… ุจุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุŒ ูˆุญุฑู…ุช ุงู„ุณู†ุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฅุฌู…ุงุน ุฃู… ุงู„ุฃู… (6) ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฎุงู„ุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุฉ (7) ูˆุฎุงู„ุฉ ุงู„ุฎุงู„ุฉ.

ูˆุญุฑู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฃุฎุช ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุฉ (8)ุŒ ูˆุญุฑู…ุช ุงู„ุณู†ุฉ ุงุจู†ุฉ ุงู„ุฃุฎุช

ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุฉ ูˆุฅู† ุณูู„ุช (1) ูˆูˆู„ุฏ ุงู„ุฃุฎ ูˆูˆู„ุฏ ุงู„ุฃุฎุช ูƒู…ุง ูŠุญุฑู… ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุจุŒ ู„ู‚ูˆู„ ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ โ€“ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… -: โ€œูŠุญุฑู… ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุน ู…ุง ูŠุญุฑู… ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุจโ€.

ูˆุญุฑู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ุงุจู†ุฉ ุจุงู„ู†ุณุจ ูˆูˆู„ุฏ ุงู„ุงุจู†ุฉ ูˆุฅู† ุณูู„ุŒ ูˆุญุฑู…ุช ุงู„ุณู†ุฉ ุงู„ุงุจู†ุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุฉ ูˆูˆู„ุฏ ุงู„ุงุจู†ุฉ ูˆุฅู† ุณูู„.

ูˆุญุฑู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุชุนุงู„ู‰ ุงู„ุนู…ุฉ ูˆุฃุญู„ ูˆู„ุฏ ุงู„ุนู…ุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุจุŒ ูˆุญุฑู…ุช ุงู„ุณู†ุฉ ุงู„ุนู…ุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุฉ.

ูˆูƒู„ ู…ุง ุฐูƒุฑู†ุง ุชุญุฑูŠู…ู‡ ุจุงู„ู†ุณุจ ูู…ู† ูƒุงู† ุจุฅุฒุงุฆู‡ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุถุงุนุฉ ูู‡ูˆ ุญุฑุงู… ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุง ูุณุฑู†ุง.

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