28 Jun 2021 / 12:41 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: Babies who are accidentally swapped at birth and raised by parents who are not their biological parents should take the name of their biological father after the truth is known to avoid complications in future, especially in terms of inheritance.
This also goes for adopted children, said Kelantan Mufti Datuk Mohamad Shukri Mohamad
(pix).
He said the reason being that, in Islamic law, only the biological children have inheritance right to their parents’ property.
“Indeed, it is compulsory for a child to take the name of his/her biological father, The child cannot simply take the name of his/her adopted father. It is ‘haram’ if done intentionally, but in the case of babies who are accidentally swapped at birth, InsyaAllah, God forgives.