Thursday, November 29, 2007

The Quran and Adoption: Can Muslims Adopt?

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Upload Time: 2007-11-01 22:10:21
User: naomi94
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The Prophet Muhammad once said that a person who cares for an orphaned child will be in Paradise with him, and motioned to show that they would be as close as two fingers of a single hand. An orphan himself, Muhammad paid special attention to the care of children. He himself adopted a former slave and raised him with the same care as if he were his own son. (Qur'an 33:4-5) The guardian/child relationship has specific rules under Islamic law, which render the relationship a bit different than what is common adoption practice today. The Islamic term for what is commonly called adoption is kafala, which comes from a word that means "to feed." In essence, it describes more of a foster-parent relationship. Some of the rules in Islam surrounding this relationship: An adopted child retains his or her own biological family name (surname) and does not change his or her name to match that of the adoptive family. An adopted child inherits from his or her biological parents, not automatically from the adoptive parents. When the child is grown, members of the adoptive family are not considered blood relatives, and are therefore not muhrim to him or her. "Muhrim" refers to a specific legal relationship that regulates marriage and other aspects of life. Essentially, members of the adoptive family would be permissible as possible marriage partners, and rules of modesty exist between the grown child and adoptive family members of the opposite sex. If the child is provided with property/wealth from the biological family, adoptive parents are commanded to take care and not intermingle that property/wealth with their own. They serve merely as trustees. "Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter? And He found you wandering, and He gave you guidance. And He found you in need, and made you independent. Therefore, treat not the orphan with harshness, nor drive away a petitioner (unheard). But the bounty of the Lord - rehearse and proclaim!" (Qur'an 93:6-11)

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Juwayriyyah20 ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 04:20:12

2. Surname : this is explained in the description box. I couldn't put it in a 10 min video 3. the child considered a part of the family : see link witness-pioneer in the desciption box,paragraph : Adopting a Child to Rear and to Educate
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Shadrach76 ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 13:11:24

good thing im an atheist, i can adopt a child and raise him like my own and give him anything i want, including my last name. religions are dumb. there is no god.
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islamicdawah ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 14:00:03

Well, what else can we expect from a demented pedophile, plagiarizer and criminal like Mohammed (eternal torment be upon this swine)?
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lazymornings ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 14:53:58

great vid,very intresting.
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lazymornings ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 14:54:44

wasn't he dug up and eaten by dogs!!! is that good enough?
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naomi94 ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 18:30:17

the fact that adopted children are not considered automatically part of the legitimate blood line is the problem
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naomi94 ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 18:31:14

the child is not considered part of the blood line and can not take the adoptive parents last name
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Juwayriyyah20 ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 19:16:05

yes, so? I don't see it as a problem. look how many adoptees are looking for their real parents later and they don't even know their real name!do you really think it's fair?Islamic legislation would have prevented that
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SunscreenAndVitamins ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 19:37:15

lol Yeah, that's good enough, if true.
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lazymornings ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 19:39:54

it is!
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lilwestkid ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 21:10:45

Turn the orphans into Soylent Green IMO.
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righteouspolitics80 ::: Favorites  2007-11-03 21:31:57

nice work on exposing the hypocrisy in there.
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Juwayriyyah20 ::: Favorites  2007-11-04 03:23:58

Taking an orphan in your home and care about him and his needs is a wonderful thing but the truth is that no one can replace the natural father and mother. Changing the name of the child does not change realities, alter facts, it cannot make the blood of a man run in the veins of the adopted son (or daughter)
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abujahl007 ::: Favorites  2007-11-04 06:04:26

In Islam most of "allah's", "revelations" suspiciously come after the occurence of an event.
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naomi94 ::: Favorites  2007-11-04 06:14:35

they may want to feel like they are part of a family
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