Raising an orphan and being asked to give him his family name


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Q 2: I have undertaken the responsibility of taking a male child from an orphanage to raise him. Before doing so, the orphanage, which is a governmental one, has asked me to give the child my family name without attributing him to myself. I have agreed to do so without giving him my name or the name of my wife. Am I mistaken?


A: You have done well by taking the child to bring him up, but it is impermissible for you to give him your family name. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.


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Lecture Islam _Ahmed Deedat _debates_a debate

A baby who is born only six months

Ascription of lineage
Changing his father's name out of ignorance for a worldly gain

Ascription of lineage
Forging the lineage to facilitate entering a foreign country

Ascription of lineage
Marrying a woman and giving his name to her children whose father was lost at war

Ascription of lineage
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Ascription of lineage

An illegitimate child inheriting the property of the fornicator

Ascription of lineage

A person changing his name for livelihood purposes and losing them if he uses his real name

Ascription of lineage

A woman being alone and living with her adoptive father

Ascription of lineage