08-14-2006, 02:15 PM
Bismillah
As Salam alaikum
I do not think she meant adopt instead of having one's own children but rather both, since there are many orphans out there who need help. Allahu 'Alam.
Did not the Prophet do something similar in his house hold where there was both Zayd and Ali and his daughters in the same domicile (assuming before puberty)?
As Salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu