[PAIX]

Adoption is highly encouraged in Islam.Orphans are held in high regard.One of the deadly sins in Islam is:"Misappropriating that which belongs to orphans" (Hadith)Prophet Muhammad(SAW) was cared for by a foster mother - Halima, for four years.Then entrusted to Abu Taleb, his uncle.

[My name is not bruce]

Its a word thing. When you adopted someone in the olden days.....not just in arab culture......they became your biological child. Thats basically the reasoning. We are told no matter what their father is always their father.....the "adoptive" parents might be like a father, but will never be their biological father. People would adopt children and their family would grow and they could then kill off rival families...stuff like that. Their family name would continue and that meant alot. ALso we are told to respect the rights of orphans. Any wealth an orphan has is theirs only. We can invest this money for them, but its never ours. Now if you adopt the child....they are biologically your child...you can take that money. So this is why "adoption" is haram.......Thats basically what the word adoption meant.....back then, you couldn't say that you would adopt a child, but NOT consider yourself their biological father.......the word adoption can't be used. Now in modern times, "adoption" is different in meaning. I"m not sure if that came out well, i wrote something and then my computer restarted.....got a bit frustrated with that.

[roma]

NO ofcourse not!Our prophet (s.a.w) adopted Zaid(ra) Adoption allows a person to give a child a good means of life,theres nothing wrong with it whatsoever.

[answering machine]

allah the Almighty said in the holly quraan (surah maoon) haven't you seen that person who does not feed the orphans and denise the day of judgement so it is not haram to adopt a child and our holly prophet also says to take care of the widow's and orphans