What is Islams judgment of adoption? Is there an Islamic alternative for it?
A75. Adoption has two forms in human life: 1- That a man would sponsor the child whom he knows to be someone else’s son, and would treat him like his own children as far as kindness, and spending, as well as upbringing and care are concerned. The sponsor, however, does impose his name upon the child and thus he does not become his legitimate child nor does he establish any kind of sonship to him. This type of adoption is a charitable act followed by some wealthy philanthropists who have no children and they treat it as an act of nearness to God by upbringing a poor child or an orphan deprived of parental kindness and ability to care for and educate. Such an act is encouraged by Islam, invited and rewarded. 2- What is generally understood from the word “Adoption” which refers to attributing an alien child to one’s self who is. Known not to be his own child and to call him after one’s name as the legitimate child and thus establish legal rights of sonship to the adopted one. This behavio
