Adopting children and inheritance
Question
Can a couple adopt a baby if they have no kids? If a baby is born to them later, what about inherence for both kids as both are boys?
Answer
It is permissible to adopt children, however adopted children will not inherit from the parents who had adopted them. However they can make a bequest for them from one third of their estate.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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