Illegitimate children
- Do adoptive parents come under the same rulings as real parents? Can I look for my father?25,042
- He adopted a little girl, and her parents are telling him to give her back, but he fears she may be misguided if he gives her back. What should he do?14,822
- A family adopted him because his family were bad people, and they gave him their name; what are the consequences of that?37,505
- Is it permissible for him to adopt a girl whom his wife had adopted when she was alive?19,374
- What is narrated about the virtue of sponsoring orphans, and the relationship of the orphan girl to the one who adopted her after she reaches puberty48,970
- What should a person do who was adopted by someone and named after his adoptive father; is a marriage contract done with that name valid?21,871
- Adoption in Islam and Its TypesThere are two types of adoption in Islam, forbidden and not forbidden. For more, please see the detailed answer.157,174
- If a child is the illegitimate offspring of two kaafirs, can he be named after the zaani?20,555
- Ruling on differentiating between obedient and disobedient children when giving gifts13,932
- Will foundlings go to Hell?8,353