So does it means that my adopted Children will not enter the paradise.
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One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Bismillah
e Rehman U Rahim.
I have
adopted 2 Yateems from Khan yonus and
So does
it means that my adopted Children will
not enter the paradise (As they are calling
my Father) ????
Please
Reply in the light of Quraan and Hadith.
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Answer:
Adopted father name
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 177:
177 It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces toward East or West;
but it is righteousness to believe in Allah and the Last Day and the Angels and
the Book and the Messengers; to spend of your substance out of love for Him for
your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those
who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer and practice
regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and
patient in pain (or suffering) and adversity and throughout all periods of
panic. Such are the people of truth, the
Allah-fearing.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 215:
215 They ask thee what they should spend (in charity). Say: “Whatever ye spend that is good is for
parents, and kindred, and orphans, and those in want, and for
wayfarers. And whatever ye do that is
good Allah knoweth it well.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 220:
220 …..They ask thee (O Prophet (saws)) concerning orphans. Say: "The best thing to do is what is
for their good.”
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4974 Narrated by Abu Umamah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "If
anyone strokes an orphan's head, doing so only for Allah's Sake, he will have
blessings for every hair over which his hand passes; and if anyone treats well
an orphan girl or boy under his care, he and I (Prophet Mohamed (saws)) shall
be like these two in Paradise," putting two of his fingers together!
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4973 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "The best
house among the Muslims is one which contains an orphan who is well treated,
and the worst house among the Muslims is one which contains an orphan who is
badly treated."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.34 Narrated by Sahl bin Sad
The Prophet (saws) said, "I and the
person who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in
In light of the above guidance of the Quran and Sunnah one
cannot even imagine the rewards the Lord Most Gracious would bestow on those
blessed and fortunate people who took good care of orphans.
Because the relationship of blood in Islamic Law has
obvious ties towards marriage, inheritance, etc.; there are certain guidelines
in Islam a believer who wishes to adopt must follow:
- The child will always be called by his/her
biological father’s name.
- The child will only inherit from his original
blood-relationship. He will not be
eligible to inherit from his foster-parents. The foster-parents who adopt the child
have the option to will or bequeath upto a maximum of one/third of their
wealth to their adopted children after their death, if they wish to do so.
- If the foster-mother has nursed the adopted
child in her infancy, then she will be considered a mehram of the child;
but if the foster-mother has not nursed the adopted child, then she will
not be considered a mehram of the adopted child.
Your Statement: I have adopted 2
Yateems from Khanyonus and
Respected brother, if
Allah Subhanah has blessed you to adopt children, and you take good care of
them…..rest assured that you shall have your due reward in the Presence of your
Lord Most Gracious Most Merciful.
Your Question: So does it means
that my adopted Children will not
enter the paradise (As they are calling my Father) ????
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab verses 4-5:
…Allah has not made
your adopted sons your real sons. These
are the things which you utter from your mouths, but Allah says what is based on reality; and He Alone guides to the
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.712 Narrated by Wathila bin Al Asqa
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Verily,
one of the worst lies is to claim falsely to be the son of someone other than
one's real father, or to claim to have had a dream one has not had, or to
attribute to me what I have not said."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.711 Narrated by Abu Dhar
The Prophet (saws) said, "If somebody
claims to be the son of any other than his real father knowingly, he but
disbelieves in Allah; and if somebody claims to belong to some folk to whom he
does not belong, let such a person take his place in the (Hell) Fire."
Indeed both you and your adopted children should be
careful not to introduce them or be recognized as the off-spring of parents other
than their own biological parents….for one of the worst lies in the Sight of
the Lord is for one to intentionally claim lineage of any other than one’s own
biological father.
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any
other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be
assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister