I would like to ask one of my family member was divorced and remarried again, She had a daughter whao was only 10months when she was remarried. Her husband and his...

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Islam emphasises the importance of a person linking his lineage to his biological father. Many narrations have warned against a person attributing himself to someone other than his father. The Noble Quran is clear that a person should not attribute his adopted child to himself. Rather he should keep the lineage of the child to his real father. Allah Ta’ala mentions in the Noble Quran:

Call them by (the name of) their (real) fathers; It is more equitable in the sight of Allah. And if you do not know their fathers, then they are your brothers in faith and your friends. There is no sin on you in the mistake you make, but in that which you do with intention of your heart; and Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful. [33:5]

Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned:

One of the biggest fabrications is that a person links himself to someone other than his father. (Bukhari)

Paradise is impermissible upon the person who knowingly links himself to someone other than his father. (Bukhari)

Therefore, it is important to inform the child of her real father. It is obvious that this is a sensitive issue with major psychological implications. It therefore has to be conducted with the sensitivity and diplomacy it deserves.

And Allah knows best

Wassalamu Alaikum

Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa