My friend found an lost iPhone with no pin in his car. He does Uber so maybe customer dropped it. He wants to sell iPhone. Would this classify as stealing/theft in Islam? Is it permissible to sell?

Illegitimate children & Lost property
19 Jun

ANSWER: It is not permissible for him to sell it! He must report it to Uber and if no one claims it in a year, he can keep it. 

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I have heard that when you lose something you should keep on saying “Innalillah..” and try to find it,is this authentic?

Illegitimate children & Lost property, Innovations
25 Nov

ANSWER: This is not authentic.

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My father had an illegitimate child 30 years ago. We just found this out recently. Is this 30 year old lady a Mahram to me now?

Illegitimate children & Lost property, Mahram
24 Nov

ANSWER: She was born out of wedlock and hence she is not your sister. However, you can’t marry her just to be safe but she is not your mahram. 

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I have a married friend who is sinful and committed evil act of adultery and now has a child who is illegitimate. Does he have a right to up-bring his child whom he dearly loves?

Illegitimate children & Lost property
27 May

ANSWER: The child is born out of wedlock and is not related to his biological father nor can carry his name or inherit him. He can provide for him and give him money if he wishes but must cut all communications with his mother as she is not related to him. 

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What is the ruling of Islam on child adoption?

Illegitimate children & Lost property, Pedagogy education and upbringing
31 Jan

ANSWER: Adoption as it is known in the west is not permissible in Islam. It is not permissible to adopt a child and treat him or her as your own in the sense that it carries your name and it inherits you and you inherit it, this is not permissible.  However, in Islam we have […]

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Can an illegitimate son be an imam or lead prayers?

Illegitimate children & Lost property
21 Aug

Yes, if he is righteous.

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In Islam, does a man who commits zina have the right to call the child that was born from this crime his son or daughter? Can he give them his name?

Illegitimate children & Lost property
04 Apr

If he didn’t marry his mother, he can’t give him his name.

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I am a Male. My mother is a Muslim and my father is a Christian and he never was a Muslim. My mother and father were not married when they had me and they never got married after. I was raised a Muslim though. It is permissible for me to add an Islamic name to my last name such as AdurRahman or Abdullah?

Illegitimate children & Lost property
12 Jul

Yes, this is what you should do as this man is not father.

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A brother committed zina and had two children from that. He has now married the sister he committed zina with. Can the children he had with her now be attributed to him? and can they inherit from him according to the strongest opinion?

Illegitimate children & Lost property
24 Jan

The majority of scholars say that this is not possible as they were born out of wedlock!

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I have lost an item which I desperately need and cannot find it at all. I have read many duas for when you lose something. I know Allah is testing me so I am trying my best to be patient. I was just wondering would it work if I did istikhara in hope that Allah would give me a sign/dream to show me where I can find my item ? If so, how do I do istikhara properly ?

Illegitimate children & Lost property
25 Aug

You can only ask Allah for your lost thing! Istikhara here wouldn’t be from the sunnah.

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