(FATWA) How is the origin of a person defined in Islam

[Al-Faruqi]

QUESTION:

From: Al-Faruqi
To: Mufti Ismail Moosa
Posted: Thu, May 27, 2010 at 1:33 AM
Subject: How is the origin of a person defined in Islam?
Assalâmu 'alaykum wa rahmatullâhi wa barakâtuh.

1) Is it correct that according to Islâm the origin (e.g. Turkish,
German, Arab) of a person is defined *only* by the father and nothing
else?

2) Example: Father is Turkish, mother is German and the child is
conceived and born in France.
According to Islâm, what will the child now be considered? A Turk, a
German, a French or a mix?

3)As far as I know according to Islâm the child in the above example
would be considered a Turk, is that correct?

Wassalâm,
[...]

ANSWER:

From: Mufti Ismail Moosa
To: Al-Faruqi
Posted: Mon, May 31, 2010 at 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: How is the origin of a person defined in Islam?
Wa'alaykum as Salam,

The lineage of a person will be towards the father. Thus, in the example you mentioned, the child will considered a Turk.

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And Allah Ta'ala knows best,

Wassalam,

Ismail
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[Salikah Muslimah]

Wa 'alaikum asalam wa rahmatullah,

May I ask, what about a father who is half English and half Bangladeshi? Yet the mother is just Bangladeshi, so would the child be considered half or Bangladeshi as they commonly understand to be, the grandfather was Bangladeshi...

[abulayl]

Wa 'alaikum asalam wa rahmatullah,

May I ask, what about a father who is half English and half Bangladeshi?

the fathers father i.e grandfathers is the origin of a child .

[Salikah Muslimah]

JazakAllahu khairan