FatwaNationalMarriage & Family
Menggabungkan Nama Anak Angkat Dengan Bapa Angkat Dalam Sijil Pengangkatan Dan Kad Pengenalan
May an adopted child's name be combined with the adoptive father's name in the adoption certificate and identity card?
Short answer
The 57th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 10 June 2003, discussed combining an adopted child's name with the adoptive father's name in the adoption certificate and identity card.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 57th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 10 June 2003, discussed combining an adopted child's name with the adoptive father's name in the adoption certificate and identity card. It decided that an adopted child taken in by a Muslim cannot be ascribed lineage to the adoptive father.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
mana-mana anak angkat yang diangkat oleh orang Islam tidak boleh dinasabkan kepada bapa angkatnya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Menggabungkan Nama Anak Angkat Dengan Bapa Angkat Dalam Sijil Pengangkatan Dan Kad Pengenalan”, 10 June 2003. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#menggabungkan-nama-anak-angkat-dengan-bapa-angkat-dalam-sijil-pengangkatan-dan-kad-pengenalan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/adopted-child-name-adoptive-father-lineage/