adoption

Respected scholars of Islam, As-Salaam `Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh. In the US, Muslim orphans are mostly adopted by Christians/ Jews who raise them upon the teachings of Christianity/Judaism. Muslims, in contrast, are reluctant to take a similar stance towards those children in the belief that Islam prohibits all forms of adoption. Please, could you support us with a Shari`ah-based workable solution to save those children from this painful fate. Jazakum Allah Khayran.

 Assalamo alaykom brother/sister;My name is Hicham, a Moroccan person. Some times ago I met a girl by net and God helped me make her a Muslim. But later on the relation dveloped that we are planning marriage now. I do want that very much going on the paths of our prophet; and I know my future wife has very diificult situation: she has two kids of unmarried marriages. She has two diferent kids with two different "fathers". I still accepet this because I know that turning again to Isalm cleans all the bad history, and my intention is so human that getting this marriage will help more people come to Islam esp her family.Anyway now i need your advice about parenting; I know that it's forbidden to say that someone is a person's son where is he is not in fact. But this is when the marriage is legal and halal.  The situation is different here and the mother is a Muslim now, so -1- it is possible i give my name to the kids.  2-  Can I accept to have the kids as my sons only as officially(only in papers); but legally and in Shri'a, I will not accept that and will all the time tell them am not the dad; and i will always take them to see the true"dad"(who are both addicts to drugs)Is this possible? Especially that this will help us gretly overcome lots of administration and bureacratique problems .In addition it may help make the kids more secured psychologically.the most important thi,g in all this  is that i will abide by what Islam states even if it say no.I should be very grateful if you could or even could not help  for we are all brothers. And i love you in Islam.Assalamo alykom

Assalam-o-alaikum,Dear Sir/Madam,I would like to inquire about the status of an adopted child and any rules concerning domestic ethics and pardah. The case is a rather specific one. One of my aunts adopted a boy who is the mehram of her sister in law since he was breast-fed by the sister in law.Is my aunt a mehram of the adopted son? If not then what  rules should she observe regarding pardah and other relevant matters.

Dear scholars, could you please furnish me with a fatwa on the Islamic stance on adoption? Your earliest response will be very much appreciated. Jazakum Allahu Khayran!

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. Does Islam permit adopting children to rear and educate? Jazak um Allah khayran.

I would like to know if an unmarried woman, who has been diagnosed with the inability to have children, could adopt a child without being married? Can she be allowed to raise the child alone? Thank you.