Foster family in Islamic Law

Family is the smallest and atomized structure of society. Protection of the members who form the family is a main objective for the societies who try to project their future in a perfect way. States can shape their future in compression to how they consider the children important. Besides forming both spiritually and physically reliable individuals, forming legitimate societies are the main goals for the states. Since the prihistoric ages, protection of the children is at the top of the agenda for each society. By the time, in order to create a better way, to become systematized and to institutionalize the system ,some important job has been done. In Islamic law, the subjects considered in a base of child and society and some basic principles have been canonized in order to preserve the generation. According to these laws, protection of the generation as well as the children establishes one of the core aim of the islam religion. In this work, "Foster family" which is one of the methods for protecting children who homeless and in need has been studied. Foster family may have been confused with adoption. the subject was investigated not only with the datum of Islamic law but also with comparison Social services and Civil law.It is concluded that Foster family method which applied in a manner of sensitiveness which Islam requires is not a problem in systematic of the Islamic law.