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HAL EHWAL ANAK ANGKAT
What are the rulings on zakat fitrah, lineage and changing the 'bin' name of adopted children and children born out of wedlock?
Short answer
An adoptive father must obtain permission from the adopted child's heirs to pay the child's fitrah, or from the Judge (Qadhi) if there are no heirs.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
An adoptive father must obtain permission from the adopted child's heirs to pay the child's fitrah, or from the Judge (Qadhi) if there are no heirs. The fitrah of a child born out of wedlock is obligatory only on the mother. Changing a person's 'bin' is forbidden, whether or not the person has a father. A child born of zina has no legal link to the biological father but is linked to the mother and her relatives, and the mother's later marriage does not give the child a legal father.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sama ada seseorang itu mempunyai bapa atau tidak , mengubahkan bin nya adalah haram seperti tersebut dalam al-Quran surah al-Ahzab, ayat 5 :
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “HAL EHWAL ANAK ANGKAT”, 5 October 1977. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=1013. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/fitrah-lineage-adopted-children-ruling/