Change record of adopted fathers name.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
assalamalaikum,this is reg.hadid forwarded to me taken
from your helpline on the above declaring it kufr if the child is given the
name of person other than biological father.Is it applicable if every one knows
including the child,his parents who have willingly given,not for money but for
our happiness and still continues to be addressed as his parents and my own
relatives also aware of the factHe is now an adult married and fully aware and
agreable to shariah inheritance rules. Unfortunately all his education and
business records show my name as his father and it is impossible at this stage
to change.I come under kalala and will abide by Quranic dictates.Please
advise.Jazakallah khairan
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Answer:
Change record of
adopted father’s 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 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."
In light of the above quoted
guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah, it is evident that one should be called
and recognized by the name of one’s own biological father. It is indeed a grave
sin in the Sight of Allah Subhanah if one intentionally claims to be the
offspring of any but one’s own biological father.
Your Question: ….Unfortunately all his education and
business records show my name as his father and it is impossible at this stage
to change.
Respected brother in Islam, if
one has unintentionally taken the name of one’s adopted father in ignorance in
their childhood and later in life realizes the dictates and the Laws of
Islam….one should strive their utmost to change their error and be called and
recognized henceforth by the name of their own biological father….that would be
more just and right in the Sight of Allah Subhanah.
If after one’s best efforts, one
finds it almost impossible to change one’s name in one’s previous education,
business, or legal records….the least one can do is from this day forward fear
Allah and the Last Day and insist on being called and recognized by the name of
his own biological father.
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