Want to adopt a child

The thing is you can adopt, but it is a little different in the sense that you can not give your name to the child. A child will always be the child of their parent in name.But the rest would be like your child. Would that bother you, not being able to give your last name? However there are children available. I know of someone who got a baby here but of Phillipini descent. There are kids that need love and care. But mostly they would be non-qatari. The place to contact would be Dreima or Dreama or something like it. It is located in Mamoura and the way to get there would be to go from Qatar Deco roundabout towards Midmac. After the petrol station there is Ansar City and next to Ansar city is a street. Go in there and you will find the place on your right. Good luck.

If this does not work out, then they will have to look at other countries.

As I see the answers are quite different and confusing I recomend you to check the orphanages in Qatar they can give you accurate answer and complite details of what you need,you can adopt expat children but you can not adopt Qataries. If you are not muslim the marriage, adoption, divorce law are different so it isn't an issue. But what can be an issue is the high fees of adoption, the time the procedures can take and the financial proofs,family psychological history, background checking, etc.

If you don't have much of a luck in Qatar you can always check all those asian and african poor countries around Qatar where procedures can be easier and fees cheaper.

Out of all the answers I can say Ummjake is the most accurate.

Good luck!

Now who said that adoption is not allowed in Islam; it is sure allowed with one main conditon, not to change his/her family name to yours.

The child must retain his/her given family name; the reason for that, is to make sure to protect the descent of the families.

Why do so many people think adoption is haram in Islam? C'mon people...

You CAN adopt children. The rules are very different in Islam, but of course people do it.

Many expats adopt internationally (from China, Costa Rica, Ehtiopia, etc.) while living in Qatar (same as you would back home in your own country). Check with the agency you're working with re: rules you need to follow. You'll still need the same basic stuff (home visit report, background/police check, etc.).

There IS an orphanage here in Qatar -- called Dhreima, located behind the petrol station on Salwa Road, across from Ciao restaurant. Typically only Qataris adopt from there (as the orphans get Qatari citizenship from the Emir, as I understand it), but on rare occasions they have children for whom they actively seek expat adoptive families (for reasons they choose not to talk much about -- I imagine it's situations like a nanny gets pregnant from local or something similar). I am not sure if they mandate adoptive families be Muslims (again, I would imagine so as that seems pretty in line with sensibilities in this part of the world).

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I have had many friends, who while living here in Qatar, have adopted children. The children have been from china, Ukraine, Guatemala, Ethiopia and Lebanon. My friends had to go through procedures & use agencies from the countries they are citizens of. You cannot adopt a Qatari child and there are no agencies to assist you here. You have to have a contact from your home country to assist you in this. Good luck to your friend

Hi Guys,

The below answer is taken from Islamonline for a question regarding adoption.

Adoption in the sense of changing one’s identity and lineage for a false lineage is prohibited in Islam; but at the same time, it is allowed for Muslims to adopt a child in the sense of taking him/her under his/her wing for providing both physical and spiritual care for him/her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “The best house of Muslims is one where an orphan is cared for.”

In his response to the question, Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, former President of the Islamic Society of North America, states:

"May Allah bless you and reward you for your concern to help those who are in need. There is a great blessing and reward in taking care of orphans. In the Qur'an the Believers are urged again and again to take care of the orphans. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said, "I and the guardian of an orphan will be in Paradise or Jannah like these two fingers and he joined his two fingers." (Reported by al-Bukhari)

In another Hadith he mentioned that "when a person puts his hand of compassion on the head of an orphan, for every hair of that orphan he will receive a blessing from Allah." (Reported by Ahmad)

Therefore, I strongly recommend that you take care of the orphans. As far as adoption is concerned, I can say that according to the Shari`ah it is not allowed to deprive a child of his/her biological parents' name. You can keep the child, provide him/her good home and take good care of him, but do not give him/her your last name. Allah says in the Qur'an, "He (Allah) has not made your adopted sons as your sons. Such is only your speech by your mouths. But Allah tells you the truth and He shows you the right way. Call them by the names of their fathers, that is more just in the sight of Allah. But if you do not know their fathers' names, call them your brothers in faith or your friends. There is no blame on you in whatever mistakes you made in this matter, but what counts is the intention of your hearts. Allah is oft-Forgiving and most Merciful." (Al-Ahzab: 4-5)

In America for the purpose of tax-exemptions, health insurance, school admissions etc. you may need to give the adopted child your last names. Such names can be provided with a clear understanding that you are only the guardians. The orphan children should be told about the names of their real parents. In your own home you and your children should be aware of this fact that these children are not your biological children and you are not their biological parents.

It stands to reason that when those orphans grow up then they will not be mahram (unmarriageable) to you, to your spouse and to your own sons and daughters. They will also not inherit anything from your property unless you give them something as a special gift through the provision of will."

Also you can read:

http://www.islamonline.net/fatwa/english/FatwaDisplay.asp?hFatwaID=57087

May Allah guide you to the straight path and direct you to that which pleases Him, Ameen.

Allah Almighty knows best.

No you can't do that here in doha, its forbidden and I don't recommend you to make a noise about it to not get into trouble. Here in islamic countries is not allowed to adopt a child whatever nationality you were!!!

Adoption of a child in not allowed in Islam.

http://islam.about.com/cs/parenting/a/adoption.htm

adoption is not allowed in Islam, you can take the responsibility of a kid finanace his/her lifr, have him/her living with you, and all of these things but you can't add your name as a father's name thats about Islam view if adoption and its called (Kefalat Al Yateem)

and about it in Qatar i don't think there are any specialized agents that will give you the chance to have the kid in your place ... mostly they will ask you to donate some certain amount of money that they will tell you it goes to a specific kid mostly not in Qatar maybe somewhere in Africa .. they might be able to show you some pictures of kids they have

no its not allowed in qatar or islam

I don't think its possible here in Qatar....

yes its allowed in ISLAM , i think you have to check with the soical minstry

i really doubt that u can do this in here.

is adoption allowed in Islam?