What is the ruling on fostering children living in orphanages? Some people believe that taking in one of these children and caring for them is discouraged in Islam because they consider them, as they claim, to be illegitimate children. What is your opinion on this?

This belief is erroneous and has no basis in Islamic law, provided that the intention is to safeguard these children’s religious, moral, intellectual, physical, and social well-being. Those working in this field must explain this fact to the public in a convincing and courteous manner.

And Allah Almighty knows best.